drive someone to their death (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
要命 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
这天气热得要命。 zhè tiānqì rè de yàomìng. - The weather is unbearably hot.
他累得要命，根本走不动了。 tā lèi de yàomìng, gēnběn zǒu bù dòng le. - He was extremely tired and couldn’t walk any further.
这个问题复杂得要命。 zhège wèntí fùzá de yàomìng. - This problem is extremely complicated.
她的笑话有时让人尴尬得要命。 tā de xiàohuà yǒu shí ràng rén gāngà de yàomìng. - Her jokes can be extremely embarrassing at times.
他的粗心大意差点要了我的命。 tā de cūxīn dàyì chàdiǎn yào le wǒ de mìng. - His carelessness almost cost me my life.
Characters
要 yào - want; be going to; ask for; demand | HSK 2
命 mìng - fate, destiny; life; life expectancy |