命令
Old HSK 5
命令 (mìnglìng) · order
命令 (mìnglìng) means “order; command; to order”. It is written with 2 characters: 命 (life) + 令 (command). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 命令 is built
The characters
命 mìng · life
What 命 is made of
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: An order 令 given by mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
令 lìng · command
What 令 is made of
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
士兵必须服从命令。Shìbīng bìxū fúcóng mìnglìng.Soldiers must obey orders.
经理命令大家马上开会。Jīnglǐ mìnglìng dàjiā mǎshàng kāihuì.The manager told everyone to meet immediately.
Questions about 命令
What does 命令 mean?
命令 (mìnglìng) means “order; command; to order”.
How do you pronounce 命令?
命令 is pronounced mìnglìng.
Which HSK level is 命令?
命令 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 命运mìngyùnfate
- 生命shēngmìnglife
- 寿命shòumìnglife span
- 革命gémìngrevolution
- 命名mìngmíngto name
- 拼命pīnmìngdesperately
- 任命rènmìngto appoint
- 使命shǐmìngmission
- 性命xìngmìnglife (of a person or animal)
- 要命yàomìngterribly
Learn 命令 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.