# 性命 (xìngmìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 性命 (xìngmìng) means “life”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: life
- Pinyin: xìngmìng (xing4 ming4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 医生救了那只猫的性命。
  Yīshēng jiùle nà zhī māo de xìngmìng.
  The doctor saved that cat's life.

## Characters

- [性](https://hanziro.com/word/xing-nature/) (xìng): nature; quality
- [命](https://hanziro.com/word/ming-life/) (mìng): life; fate

https://hanziro.com/word/xing-ming-life/

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