下令
xiàlìng
to order; to issue an order
Characters in this word
令 lìng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 政府在确认疫情风险后，立即下令关闭部分公共场所。 Zhèngfǔ zài quèrèn yìqíng fēngxiǎn hòu, lìjí xiàlìng guānbì bùfen gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ. After confirming the epidemic risk, the government immediately ordered some public venues to close.
- 警察下令疏散人群，现场秩序很快恢复。 Jǐngchá xiàlìng shūsàn rénqún, xiànchǎng zhìxù hěn kuài huīfù. The police ordered the crowd to disperse, and order was quickly restored.
- 老板下令停止加班，大家都松了一口气。 Lǎobǎn xiàlìng tíngzhǐ jiābān, dàjiā dōu sōng le yī kǒu qì. The boss ordered an end to overtime, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down