偿命

Traditional form:

償命

Pinyin (reading):

chángmìng

Definitions:

• to pay with one's life

Characters:

• 偿 - to repay, to recompense; restitution
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

Traditional characters:

• 償 - to repay, to recompense; restitution
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction