要命

yào mìngㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    to cause sb's death

  2. 2

    extremely; terribly

  3. 3

    (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance

Examples

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我愛她愛得要命。

I love her so much I could die.

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.

我突然肚痛得要命。

All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.

我渴得要命。

I'm dying of thirst.

我爺爺農場養的火雞吵得要命,真想牠們快點被人吃掉。

我爺爺農場養的火雞吵得要命,真想牠們快點被人喫掉。

The turkeys in my grandfather's farm are very noisy, I can't wait for them to get eaten.