下 令

xiàlìng

“To give an order” in Chinese is 下令 (xiàlìng).

Meaning

to give an order; to issue an order

Example

将军下令杀死了所有的战俘。

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

xiàHSK 13 strokesdown lìngHSK 55 strokesclassifier for a ream of paper

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