要命
要命 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- to cause sb's death
- extremely; terribly
- (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
Stroke order
Practice writing
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Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 我渴得要命。 I'm dying of thirst.
- 你不要命啦！ Are you nuts?
- 我愛她愛得要命。 I love her so much I could die.
- 我突然肚痛得要命。 All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.
- 火車擠得要命，我們都找不到位子坐。 The train was so crowded that none of us could get a seat.
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