命 mìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
命
mìng
to order; command; appoint
Character
Example phrases
- 指挥部命各小组在天亮前撤离危险区域。 Zhǐhuībù mìng gè xiǎozǔ zài tiānliàng qián chèlí wēixiǎn qūyù. The command centre ordered each team to withdraw from the danger zone before daybreak.
- 老板命我今天下班前把报告交上去。 Lǎobǎn mìng wǒ jīntiān xiàbān qián bǎ bàogào jiāo shàngqù. The boss ordered me to hand in the report before the end of work today.
- 村长命人敲锣，通知大家去开会。 Cūnzhǎng mìng rén qiāo luó, tōngzhī dàjiā qù kāihuì. The village head had someone beat a gong to tell everyone to come to the meeting.
Related words
- 命运 mìngyùn fate
- 生命 shēngmìng life
- 命令 mìnglìng order; command
- 革命 gémìng revolution; revolutionary
- 救命 jiùmìng to save a life
- 命名 mìngmíng to name
- 生命力 shēngmìnglì vitality
- 寿命 shòumìng lifespan
- 拼命 pīnmìng to risk one’s life; desperately
- 任命 rènmìng to appoint; appointment
- 生命线 shēngmìngxiàn lifeline
- 使命 shǐmìng mission