HSK 6 · Ideas

使命 shǐmìng “mission” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 使命 means

  1. mission
  2. long-term task to which one devotes oneself
  3. a calling

How to say 使命

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale使shǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale命mìng4th tone, falling

使命 in a sentence

  1. 他完成了他的使命。

    Tā wánchéng le tā de shǐmìng.

    He accomplished his mission.

    Sentence #1450478 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他身负机密使命。

    Tā shēnfù jīmì shǐmìng.

    He was entrusted with a secret mission.

    Sentence #2442225 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 使命 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 使 (shǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
使shǐto make
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 吏government official · lì
The character 命 (mìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
命mìnglife
  • 令command · líng
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 使命

使 8 strokes · 命 8 strokes

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使命 (shǐmìng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 使命 (shǐmìng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 使命

Words with 使

使shǐ · to make使用shǐyòng · to use即使jíshǐ · even if大使馆dàshǐguǎn · embassy促使cùshǐ · to induce使劲儿shǐjìnr · to exert all one’s strength致使zhìshǐ · to cause

Words with 命

生命shēngmìng · life寿命shòumìng · life span命令mìnglìng · order命运mìngyùn · fate性命xìngmìng · life (of a person or animal)命名mìngmíng · to name拼命pīnmìng · desperately任命rènmìng · to appoint革命gémìng · revolution要命yàomìng · terribly

More words: Ideas & Concepts

是非shìfēi · right and wrong事迹shìjì · deed事件shìjiàn · event实力shílì · strength实事求是shíshìqiúshì · to be practical and realistic事态shìtài · situation失误shīwù · mistake事项shìxiàng · matter

FAQs

使命 (shǐmìng) means “mission” or “long-term task to which one devotes oneself”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shǐmìng: shǐ with a 3rd tone, then mìng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 使命 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shiming with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 使命 from the suggestions. Typing shiming into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
使命 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.