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致命

zhì mìng · zhi ming

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. fatal
  2. mortal
  3. deadly
  4. to sacrifice one's life
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2 examples
01

埃(āi)博(bó)拉(lā)是(shì)人(rén)类(lèi)已(yǐ)知(zhī)的(de)最(zuì)致(zhì)命(mìng)的(de)病(bìng)毒(dú)之(zhī)一(yī)。

Ebola is one of the most virulent viruses known to man.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by marioo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)次(cì)车(chē)祸(huò)非(fēi)常(cháng)致(zhì)命(mìng)，司(sī)机(jī)当(dāng)场(chǎng)就(jiù)失(shī)去(qù)了(le)意(yì)识(shí)。

That car accident was very deadly; the driver lost consciousness on the spot.

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