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命令

mìnglìng

order; command

A leader giving a command
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Characters in this word

命 mìng

Strokes
8
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
令 command, decree, order 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 命

令 lìng

Strokes
5
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这是命令。 Zhè shì mìnglìng. This is an order.
  • 老板下命令。 Lǎobǎn xià mìnglìng. The boss gives an order.
  • 我听从命令。 Wǒ tīngcóng mìnglìng. I obey the order.

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