下令

xià lìng · xia ling

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to give an order; to issue an order

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2 examples
01

国(guó)王(wáng)下(xià)令(lìng)把(bǎ)囚(qiú)犯(fàn)释(shì)放(fàng)。

The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by mcq · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

经(jīng)理(lǐ)下(xià)令(lìng)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)员(yuán)工(gōng)必(bì)须(xū)参(cān)加(jiā)明(míng)天(tiān)的(de)会(huì)议(yì)。

The manager ordered that all employees must attend tomorrow's meeting.

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