司
令

Commanding officer in Chinese: 司令 (sī lìng)

sī lìng

commanding officer

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1commanding officer

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司
令

Zhuyin

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ㄙ

sī

ㄙ/ s—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄥˋ

lìng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 司令 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 司令下令部队立刻出发。

    sī lìng xià lìng bù duì lì kè chū fā。

    The commander ordered the troops to set off at once.

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Related words

令

lìng

to order

公司

gōng sī

company

司机

sī jī

chauffeur

命令

mìng lìng

order

寿司

shòu sī

sushi

官司

guān si

lawsuit

司长

sī zhǎng

bureau chief

口令

kǒu lìng

oral command

上司

shàng si

boss

司法

sī fǎ

judicial

下令

xià lìng

to give an order

指令

zhǐ lìng

order

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