created sense approved 卖命/賣命 · màimìng · to risk one's life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
卖命 / 賣命
màimìng
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.
卖, 命
卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to exert 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life
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created sense approved 卖命/賣命 · màimìng · to work tirelessly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
卖命 / 賣命
màimìng
to work tirelessly
To work extremely hard; to give one's all; to slave away.
卖, 命
卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to exert 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life
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created sense approved 卖命/賣命 · màimìng · to die unworthily — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
卖命 / 賣命
màimìng
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
卖, 命
卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to exert 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition