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偿命
償命
cháng mìng
phr. pay with one's life (for a murder)
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
杀人偿命
殺人償命
shā rén cháng mìng
phr. a life for a life
你害死了那么多人,难道不该偿命吗?
你害死了那麼多人,難道不該償命嗎?
nǐ hài sǐ le nà me duō rén, nán dào bù gāi cháng mìng ma ?
phr. You caused the deaths of so many people. Shouldn't you pay with your life?