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口令

kǒulìng

“Oral command” in Chinese is 口令 (kǒulìng).

Meaning

  • oral command
  • a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts)
  • password (used by sentry)

Example

你最喜欢哪一个绕口令?

What's your favorite tongue twister?

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

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