效命 xiàomìng to devote oneself Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xiàomìng to devote oneself 效 xiào verbnoun to devote (bound form) to devote oneself to; to render service; to offer up命 mìng noun life The state of being alive; the physical life of a person or animalxiàomìng to obey orders 效 xiào verb to imitate (bound form) to imitate; to follow the example of命 mìng nounverb order an instruction or command given by a superior