指
令

Order in Chinese: 指令 (zhǐ lìng)

zhǐ lìng

order

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1order
  2. 2command
  3. 3instruction

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指
令

Zhuyin

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ㄓˇ

zhǐ

ㄓ/ zhˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄧㄥˋ

lìng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 士兵必须服从上级的指令。

    shì bīng bì xū fú cóng shàng jí de zhǐ lìng。

    Soldiers must obey their superiors' orders.

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Related words

指

zhǐ

finger

令

lìng

to order

戒指

jiè zhi

(finger) ring

命令

mìng lìng

order

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

指导

zhǐ dǎo

to guide

指挥

zhǐ huī

to conduct

指出

zhǐ chū

to indicate

指标

zhǐ biāo

(production) target

指甲

zhǐ jia

fingernail

指示

zhǐ shì

to point out

指责

zhǐ zé

to criticize

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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