偿命 chángmìng pay with life Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 杀人偿命,这是古代朴素的正义观。 shārén cháng mìng, zhè shì gǔdài pǔsù de zhèngyì guān. A life for a life—this was a simple concept of justice in ancient times. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary