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命令

mìng lìng · ming ling

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. order
  2. command
  3. CL:道 (dào),個 / 个 (gè)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)命(mìng)令(lìng)我(wǒ)立(lì)刻(kè)离(lí)开(kāi)这(zhè)个(ge)房(fáng)间(jiān)。

He commanded me to leave the room immediately.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)命(mìng)令(lìng)我(wǒ)早(zǎo)点(diǎn)上(shàng)床(chuáng)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)。

He ordered me to go to bed early.

Tatoeba: Chinese by linzilyu · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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