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What does 要命 mean?

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要命 yàomìng

terribly; extremely

It can also mean

  • to kill; to cost someone their life
  • (coll.) to be a nuisance; maddening

Its characters

  1. 要 yào to want
  2. 命 mìng life (as in 生命)

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