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奉命 receive order;
違命 disobey order;
逆命，抗命 defy order;
遵命 obey order.
(2) Life: 生命 life;
長命，短命 long, short, life;
壽命 life span;
救命 cry “help”;
喪命 to die;
拚命 risk life, work hard regardless;
命在旦夕 life hangs in the balance;
死於非命 die of violence or accident or unnatural death;
亡命 live in exile.
(3) Luck, fate: 命運 luck, life course as predetermined (of person, nation);
命好，命大 destined to good life;
命乖，命薄，命蹇 unlucky in life;
命中 predetermined, destined: 命中無子 destined not to have sons;
命也，命矣乎 (LL) it's just hard luck, it is the will of God;
命也何如 what can I do against such luck?
命駕 “order your carriage,” do me the honor of your visit;
命筆直書 to write down as inspiration or feeling dictates.
(2) To assign: 命名 assign name to (person, occasion, etc.);
命題 assign subject of essay.
2.命蔕 [ming4di4], n., (1) (Chin. med.) placenta cord of newborn babe; (2) see [ming4men2]↓.
3.命婦 [ming4fu4], n., formerly, lady of rank, see [ming4guan1]↓.
4.命服 [ming4fu2], n., (AC) official costume.
5.命根 [ming4gen1], n., the root of one's life, dearest (child, etc.).
6.命官 [ming4guan1], n., ranking official.
7.命宮 [ming4gong1], n., (1) constellation in which one is born; (2) (in fortunetelling) point where the eyebrows meet.
8.命令 [ming4ling4], n. & v.t., order, command.
9.命門 [ming4men2], n., (fortunetelling) side temple; the region of the kidneys (“gate of life”).
10.命脈 [ming4mo4], n., the “life vein,” “life pulse,” (fig.) where life (of nation) depends.
11.命數 [ming4shu4], n., one's luck.
12.命世（之才） [ming4shi4]([zhi1cai2]), phr., dominant spirit (of generation); one destined to govern.
13.命途 [ming4tu2], n., course of events in one's life.
14.命運 [ming4yUn4], n., one's luck; course of development.