下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 HSK 7-9
- to give an order; to issue an order
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More words with these characters
下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
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- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
- 下游 xià yóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˊ haa6 jau4 lower reaches (of a river)
令
- 口令 kǒu lìng ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ hau2 ling6 oral command
- 司令 sī lìng ㄙ ㄌㄧㄥˋ si1 ling6 commanding officer
- 命令 mìng lìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ming6 ling6 order
- 指令 zhǐ lìng ㄓˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ zi2 ling6 to order; to command
- 法令 fǎ lìng ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 ling6 decree; ordinance
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- 禁令 jìn lìng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ gam3 ling6 prohibition
- 夏令营 夏令營 xià lìng yíng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄥˊ haa6 ling6 jing4 summer camp
- 令人 lìng rén ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ling6 jan4 to cause one (to do sth)
- 令兄 lìng xiōng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ling6 hing1 Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
- 令吉 lìng jí ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧˊ ling6 gat1 ringgit (Malaysian currency unit)
- 令名 lìng míng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ling6 ming4 good name
- 令和 Lìng hé ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ling6 wo4 Reiwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (2019-) of emperor Naruhito 德仁
- 令堂 lìng táng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄤˊ ling6 tong4 (honorific) your mother
- 令嫒 令嬡 lìng ài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄞˋ variant of 令爱
- 令尊 lìng zūn ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄣ ling6 zyun1 Your esteemed father (honorific)
- 令弟 lìng dì ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ ling6 dai6 honorable little brother
- 令爱 令愛 lìng ài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄞˋ ling6 oi3 (courteous) your daughter
- 令慈 lìng cí ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄘˊ ling6 ci4 Your esteemed mother (honorific)
- 令正 lìng zhèng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ ling6 zing3 (honorific) your wife
- 令牌 lìng pái ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄆㄞˊ ling6 paai4 (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority
Idioms with these characters
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
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- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
- 发号施令 發號施令 fā hào shī lìng ㄈㄚ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 hou6 si1 ling6 to boss people around (idiom)
- 军令如山 軍令如山 jūn lìng rú shān ㄐㄩㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄢ gwan1 ling6 jyu4 saan1 military orders are like mountains (idiom)
- 利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄣ lei6 ling6 zi3 fan1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
Show 6 more idioms with 令
- 令人发指 令人髮指 lìng rén fà zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄚˋ ㄓˇ ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2 (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing
- 令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ ling6 hang4 gam3 zi2 lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)
- 巧言令色 qiǎo yán lìng sè ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ haau2 jin4 ling6 sik1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
- 三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨˇ ㄕㄣ saam1 ling6 ng5 san1 to order again and again (idiom)
- 色令智昏 sè lìng zhì hūn ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄣ sik1 ling6 zi3 fan1 to lose one's head over lust
- 朝令夕改 zhāo lìng xī gǎi ㄓㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˇ ziu1 ling6 zik6 goi2 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
Example sentences
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国王 國王 下令 把 囚犯 释放 釋放 。
The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
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要是 他 没有 沒有 下令 做 这个 這個 调查 調查 她 本 可以 瞒天过海 瞞天過海 好多 年 。
If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.
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