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What does 下令 mean?

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下令 xiàlìng

to give an order; to order

Its characters

  1. 下 xià to issue
  2. 令 lìng order

In a sentence

老板下令周末加班。 The boss ordered everyone to work overtime on the weekend.

司马懿越看越怀疑,马上下令:“后队变前队,快退!

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