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Stroke order
要命 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

- 要 — 9 strokes
- 命 — 8 strokes
Senses
- to cause sb's death
- extremely; terribly
- (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
Related words
要命 is pronounced yàomìng. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 要命 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.