HSK 6 HSK V7-9
Correct

性命

/ xìngmìng / 
Strokes

Definition

life

Example

As a Noun

life

1
Zài
在
yǒu
有
bīng
冰
de
的
lùmiàn
路面
shàng
上
yǐ
以
zhèyàng
这样
kuài
快
de
的
sùdù
速度
kāichē
开车
  
,
nǐ
你
zhè
这
shì
是
zài
在
ná
拿
xìngmìng
性命
kāiwánxiào
开玩笑
  
。

You're dicing with death driving at that sort of speed on icy roads.

2
Xìngmìng
性命
nánbǎo
难保

can hardly keep oneself alive

3
Xiǎnxiē
险些
diū
丢
le
了
xìngmìng
性命

come near to losing one's life; come within an ace of death; come within an inch of one's life

4
Qǔ
取
mǒurén
某人
de
的
xìngmìng
性命

take sb's life

5
Gǒuquán
苟全
xìngmìng
性命

manage to stay alive with the sacrifice of principles

6
Huá
豁
chū
出
xìngmìng
性命

risk one's life

7
Dā
搭
shàng
上
xìngmìng
性命

cost one's life