Meaning of 下令
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiàlìng
- to give an order; to issue an order
下令 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
国王下令把囚犯释放。
The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
要是他没有下令做这个调查她本可以瞒天过海好多年。
If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.
Stroke order for each character
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下 xià · down · 3 strokes
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- 2
- 3
令 lìng · to order · 5 strokes
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- 5
Related words
Words that share a character with 下令.
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下边 | xiàbian | under; the underside |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 放下 | fàngxia | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
Questions about 下令
What does 下令 mean?
下令 (xiàlìng) means "to give an order; to issue an order".
How do you write 下令?
下令 is made of 2 characters: 下 (3 strokes), 令 (5 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 下令 an HSK word?
Yes. 下令 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.