# 使命 (shǐmìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 使命 (shǐmìng) means “mission; calling”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: mission; calling
- Pinyin: shǐmìng (shi3 ming4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 救人是医生神圣的使命。
  Jiùrén shì yīshēng shénshèng de shǐmìng.
  Saving lives is a doctor's sacred mission.

## Characters

- [使](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-make-cause/) (shǐ): to make, cause; to use
- [命](https://hanziro.com/word/ming-life/) (mìng): life; fate

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-ming-mission/

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