下
令

To give an order in Chinese: 下令 (xià lìng)

xià lìng

to give an order

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to give an order
  2. 2to command

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下
令

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄥˋ

lìng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 将军下令部队马上出发。

    jiāng jūn xià lìng bù duì mǎ shàng chū fā。

    The general ordered the troops to set off at once.

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Related words

下

xià

down

令

lìng

to order

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

命令

mìng lìng

order

下载

xià zǎi

to download

楼下

lóu xià

downstairs

下班

xià bān

to finish work

下边

xià bian

under

下车

xià chē

to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)

下次

xià cì

next time

下课

xià kè

to finish class

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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