Command in Chinese
command · HSK 6
命令
- 命 life
- 令 to make
士兵必须服从命令。 Soldiers must obey orders.
Other ways to say command
More words with 命 or 令
How do you say command in Chinese?
Command in Chinese is 命令 (mìng lìng). You can also say 率领 (shuài lǐng), 指挥 (zhǐ huī), 将 (jiàng), 挥 (huī).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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