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title: "Pinming Meaning: 拼命 (pīnmìng) Means “desperately”"
description: "拼命 (pīnmìng) means “desperately; with all one's might”. Hear its tones, see what 拼 and 命 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinming"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 拼命 mean?

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拼命 pīnmìng

## desperately; with all one's might

## It can also mean

- to risk one's life

## Its characters

1. 拼 pīn to go all out
2. 命 mìng life (as in 生命)

## In a sentence

他每天都在拼命工作。 He works desperately hard every day.

他不想为任何人**拼命**，觉得人不用活得那么累。

From [“躺平”是什么意思？ · What does 躺平 (lying flat) mean?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-tang-ping-lying-flat-mean#library-word-109-111)

[More about 拼命](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%BC%E5%91%BD)

## More words with 拼 or 命

- [革命 gémìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/geming)
- [救命 jiùmìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuming)
- [命令 mìnglìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingling)
- [命运 mìngyùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingyun)
- [拼搏 pīnbó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinbo)
- [拼接 pīnjiē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinjie)
- [拼音 pīnyīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinyin)
- [任命 rènmìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renming)
- [生命 shēngmìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengming)
- [生命力 shēngmìnglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengmingli)

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