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important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce |
life; fate
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Pronunciation
Verb
要命
- to cause death
Synonyms
Adjective
要命
- annoying; irritating
- dangerous; perilous
Adverb
要命
- to a great degree; extremely; terribly; awfully
- 熱得要命／热得要命 ― rè de yàomìng ― terribly hot
Usage notes
- When 要命 is used to mean "extreme", it is usually used as a complement after an adjective and 得 (de). When used in this construction, it can be translated as "extremely", "awfully" or "terribly".
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