性命

• 拼音: xìng mìng
• 汉字拆解: 性 = 忄 + 生 (life essence/nature); 命 = 人 + 一 + 口 (life/fate/mandate)

含义

Life; one's very life. Used in contexts involving danger, risk, or mortal consequence. More emphatic than 生命.

Emphasises the preciousness or vulnerability of life, often in life-or-death situations. 性命攸关 (a matter of life and death) is a standard set phrase. Common in literary and formal registers.

例句

1. 消防员奋不顾身冲入火场，将被困人员的性命置于自身安危之上。
2. 主治医生告知家属，患者的性命已处于极度危险之中，必须立即实施手术。
3. 战场上的士兵深知性命的脆弱，每一次执行任务都可能是最后一次出征。

用法指南

语境: danger, medicine, military, literary

语气: solemn

正确说法

• 灾难现场救援人员的首要职责是尽一切可能确保被困者的性命安全。(The primary duty of rescuers at a disaster site is to ensure the safety of those trapped by all possible means.)
• 这位外科医生以精湛技术挽救了无数患者的性命，在业界享有崇高声誉。(This surgeon has saved countless lives with outstanding skills and commands great respect in the medical field.)

错误说法

• 他的性命还好吗 — 性命 conveys gravity and danger; for general well-being use 身体 or 健康; using 性命 in non-urgent contexts sounds unnecessarily dramatic

起源与历史

性 (nature/life essence) + 命 (life/fate/order)

文化背景

时代: Traditional to Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal