使命 shǐmìng mission
mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling
怎么记住“使命”: 使 use + 命 life = mission.
汉字
用法
- A mission / lofty calling - 完成历史使命 (wánchéng lìshǐ shǐmìng) to fulfill a historic mission.
- Weighty and noble: 肩负使命 (shoulder a mission), 使命感 (shǐmìnggǎn) a sense of mission.
- Contrast 任务 (rènwù, a concrete task/assignment); 使命 is a grander, values-laden vocation.
例句
- 他完成了他的使命。 Tā wánchéng le tā de shǐmìng.He accomplished his mission.