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拼命

pīn mìng · pin ming

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  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
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Tug of war

  1. Dengdeng

    加油(jiāyóu)！拼命(pīnmìng)拉(lā)！

    Come on! Pull with all your might!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)拼命(pīnmìng)拉(lā)了(le)，可是(kěshì)对面(duìmiàn)太(tài)强(qiáng)了(le)。

    I am pulling with all my might, but the other team is too strong.

  3. Dengdeng

    对面(duìmiàn)都(dōu)有(yǒu)谁(shéi)？

    Who is on the other side?

  4. Liangliang

    二十个(èrshígè)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)，还(hái)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)老师(lǎoshī)！

    Twenty kids and one teacher!

  5. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)拼命(pīnmìng)也(yě)赢不了(yíngbuliǎo)，不如(bùrú)去(qù)吃(chī)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)！

    We cannot win even if we pull with all our might. Let us get ice cream!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)么(me)拼(pīn)命(mìng)工(gōng)作(zuò)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)意(yì)义(yì)？

What's the sense of working so hard?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)拼(pīn)命(mìng)地(de)跑(pǎo)，但(dàn)还(hái)是(shì)错(cuò)过(guò)了(le)末(mò)班(bān)车(chē)。

I ran as fast as I could, but I missed the last train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by tieguy · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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