要命
yào mìng
Meaning
- to cause someone's death
- extremely · terribly
- to be a nuisance
Example sentences
我爱她爱得要命。
我愛她愛得要命。
wǒ ài tā ài dé yào mìng。
I love her to death.
火车挤得要命，我们都找不到位子坐。
火車擠得要命，我們都找不到位子坐。
huǒ chē jǐ dé yào mìng， wǒ men dōu zhǎo bú dào wèi zi zuò。
The train was so crowded that we couldn't find any seats.
牙疼不是病， 一疼就要命。
yá téng bú shì bìng， yī téng jiù yào mìng。
Toothache isn't a disease, but when it hurts, it can be excruciating.