mài​mìng

to risk one's life

卖命 賣命 mài//mìng
to risk one's life
To risk one's life or work with total disregard for personal safety, often for a specific person or organization.
to work tirelessly
To work extremely hard; to give one's all; to slave away.
to die unworthily
To sacrifice or throw away one's life, especially for an unworthy cause or a person who does not deserve such loyalty

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.46 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
1.28 per million

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