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要命 (yào mìng) — how to say "extremely" in Chinese
要命
Extremely; unbearably; to death
verb
Character composition
要
to want; to need
命
life; fate
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
襾
Cover
#146 · yà · 6 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
疼得要命
téng de yào mìng
hurt like crazy
热得要命
rè de yào mìng
terribly hot
累得要命
lèi de yào mìng
dead tired
Examples
这个工作累得要命，我不想做了。
This job is extremely tiring, I don't want to do it anymore.
热得要命。
It's unbearably hot.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "extremely" in Chinese?
"extremely" in Chinese is 要命 (yào mìng).
要命 meaning in English
要命 (yào mìng) means "Extremely; unbearably; to death".
How is 要命 pronounced?
It is pronounced yào mìng (written as yao ming, yaoming). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Yao ming in Chinese characters
It is written 要命: 要 has 9 strokes, 命 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 要命?
要命 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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