Miaozi

拼命

pīn mìngㄆㄧㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
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HSK 7TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it

Examples

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我拼命地跑。

I ran as fast as I could.

可能你工作得太拼命？

Maybe you are working too hard.

这么拼命工作有什么意义？

這麼拼命工作有什麼意義？

What's the sense of working so hard?

由于贫穷，他们不得不拼命工作。

由於貧窮，他們不得不拼命工作。

Seeing as they're poor, they've no choice but to work their hardest.

拼命地跑

Run like your life depends on it.