created sense approved 要命 · yàomìng · to kill — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要命
yàomìng
to kill
To cause someone's death; to take a life.
要, 命
要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 要命 · yàomìng · extremely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要命
yàomìng
extremely
Used as a complement to indicate an extreme degree, often when a situation is hard to bear.
要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 要命 · yàomìng · annoying — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要命
yàomìng
annoying
Annoying, aggravating, or dangerous
要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 要命 · yàomìng · how awful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要命
yàomìng
how awful
Used as an exclamation to express frustration or complaint about a problematic situation
要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition