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口令

kǒulìng

password; verbal command

A laptop with a padlock beside it and a finger over the keys
Memory picture

Characters in this word

口 kǒu

Strokes
3
Radical
口 — mouth
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

令 lìng

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

Example phrases

  • 为了防止未授权登录,系统要求员工每月更换一次口令。 Wèile fángzhǐ wèi shòuquán dēnglù, xìtǒng yāoqiú yuángōng měi yuè gēnghuàn yí cì kǒulìng. To prevent unauthorised logins, the system requires employees to change their password once a month.
  • 请输入口令才能打开这个文件。 Qǐng shūrù kǒulìng cái néng dǎkāi zhège wénjiàn. Please enter the password to open this file.
  • 老师喊着口令,同学们整齐地向前走。 Lǎoshī hǎn zhe kǒulìng, tóngxuémen zhěngqí de xiàng qián zǒu. The teacher called out commands, and the students marched forward in step.

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