性命 meaning and pronunciation

性命
Simplified/traditional word

性命 English definition

xìng mìng
  • life

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Characters

  • 性 (xìng): nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:個|个[ge4];
  • 命 (mìng): life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc;