# 拼命 (pīnmìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 拼命 (pīnmìng) means “(adv) with all one's might; desperately”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) with all one's might; desperately
- Pinyin: pīnmìng (pin1 ming4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他为了考试正在拼命学习。
  Tā wèile kǎoshì zhèngzài pīnmìng xuéxí.
  He is studying desperately for the exam.

## Characters

- [拼](https://hanziro.com/word/pin-piece-together/) (pīn): to piece together; to spell
- [命](https://hanziro.com/word/ming-life/) (mìng): life; fate

https://hanziro.com/word/pin-ming-with-all-ones/

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