with all one's might; desperately
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
with all one's might; desperately
informalUsed to describe an action done with extreme effort, often urgently or in a life-or-death situation. The character 很 is likely a colloquial or phonetic variation of 狠 (hěn) in this context.
Tā他
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
le了
，
dàn但
hěn很
mìnɡ命
pá爬
qǐ起
lái来
jì继
xù续
pǎo跑
。
He fell down, but got up desperately and continued running.
Yǎn眼
kàn看
huǒ火
chē车
jiù就
yào要
kāi开
le了
，
tā他
tuī推
zhe着
xiāng箱
zi子
hěn很
mìnɡ命
wǎng往
zhàn站
tái台
jǐ挤
。
Seeing the train was about to leave, he desperately pushed his suitcase and squeezed towards the platform.
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Wèi为
le了
gǎn赶
shàng上
zuì最
hòu后
qī期
xiàn限
，
tā他
zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
hěn很
mìnɡ命
gōng工
zuò作
。
To meet the deadline, he's been working desperately these past few days.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
lái来
le了
，
dà大
jiā家
hěn很
mìnɡ命
wǎng往
gāo高
chù处
pǎo跑
。
When the flood came, everyone ran desperately for higher ground.