Definition
催命 literally means 'to hasten life' but is a strong idiom meaning to keep pressing someone to do something urgently, sometimes to the point of annoyance. As a separable verb (离合词), you can insert words like 你的 or 她/他的 between 催 and 命, e.g. 催你的命 ('to be on your case'). Use it when someone is constantly rushing you.
v.o.
to urge somebody relentlesslyto be on someone's case
Examples
- 催命，。Bié cuī mìng le, wǒ mǎshàng jiù hǎo.Stop rushing me, I'll be ready in a moment.
- ，。Tā tiāntiān zài wǒ ěrbiān cuī wǒ de mìng, ràng wǒ zǎodiǎn jiéhūn.He's constantly on my case every day, urging me to get married soon.
- 。Lǎobǎn cuī mìng shì de cuī wǒmen jiāo bàogào.The boss is pressing us like crazy to submit the report.
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