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致命

zhì mìng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

致命 (zhì mìng) means "fatal; mortal; deadly". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 致命 means

1. fatal
2. mortal
3. deadly
4. to sacrifice one's life

The characters in 致命

• 致zhì(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 命mìnglife; fate; order or command

Example sentences

• 这对他来说是致命的打击。
  To him this is a deadly blow.
• 生命是一种致命的性传染病。
  Shēngmìng shì yīzhǒng zhìmìng de xìng chuánrǎnbìng.
  Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.
• 矛尖浸在一种致命的毒药里。
  Máo jiān jìn zài yīzhǒng zhìmìng de dúyào lǐ.
  The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.
• 他的实验室里有所有最致命的毒。
  His laboratory contains all the deadliest poisons.
• 有时候口误对政治家来说是致命的。
  A slip of the tongue is sometimes fatal to a politician.
• 只要不是致命性的错误,失败也没关系
  As long as it's not a fatal mistake, it is ok to fail.

Words starting with 致命

• 致命伤zhì mìng shāngmortal wound; (fig.) fatal weakness; Achilles' heel

Words containing 致命

• 非致命fēi zhì mìng(of a medical condition) not fatal; not life-threatening

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