致 zhì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 至 — reach, arrive
- Made of
- 至 reach, arrive 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
致命
zhìmìng
fatal; deadly; lethal
Characters in this word
命 mìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在高海拔地区，轻视天气变化可能造成致命后果。 Zài gāo hǎibá dìqū, qīngshì tiānqì biànhuà kěnéng zàochéng zhìmìng hòuguǒ. In high-altitude areas, underestimating weather changes may lead to fatal consequences.
- 医生们全力抢救受了致命伤的司机。 Yīshēngmen quánlì qiǎngjiù shòule zhìmìng shāng de sījī. The doctors were doing everything to save the driver with a fatal injury.
- 这种毒蘑菇一旦误食，可能带来致命危险。 Zhè zhǒng dú mógū yīdàn wùshí, kěnéng dàilái zhìmìng wēixiǎn. If this poisonous mushroom is eaten by mistake, it can bring a fatal danger.
Related words
- 导致 dǎozhì to cause; to lead to
- 细致 xìzhì careful; detailed
- 一致 yízhì same; in agreement
- 大致 dàzhì roughly; generally
- 精致 jīngzhì delicate, refined
- 标致 biāozhì pretty; elegant; refined-looking
- 别致 biézhì distinctive; elegant and unique
- 此致 cǐzhì hereby; used before “敬礼” in formal letters
- 兴致 xìngzhì interest; enthusiasm
- 以致 yǐzhì so that; with the result that
- 致 zhì to cause; to send; to convey
- 致辞 zhìcí to make a speech; to address an audience