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拼命
pīnmìng
Description
"拼命"的意思是很努力地做一件事，好像用尽全部力气。
"拼命" means to do something very hard, as if using all your strength.
我们常常说"拼命工作"或者"拼命跑"，表示做得非常用力。
We often say "拼命工作" or "拼命跑" to mean doing something with great effort.
Meanings
拼命pīnmìng
with all one's might; desperately
他拼命工作，想买一辆车。
He works hard to buy a car.
拼命pīnmìng
to risk one's life; go all out
为了救孩子，他跟大水拼命。
He fights the flood desperately to save the child.
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Notes
- Etymology
拼 (to stake/go for) + 命 (life) — literally 'to stake one's life'.
- Nuance
often used as an adverb before a verb to mean 'like crazy, desperately'.
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