lìng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to order
  2. 2. to command
  3. 3. an order
  4. 4. warrant
  5. 5. writ
  6. 6. to cause
  7. 7. to make sth happen
  8. 8. virtuous
  9. 9. honorific title
  10. 10. season
  11. 11. type of short song or poem

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Words Containing 令

下令
xià lìng

to give an order

口令
kǒu lìng

oral command

司令
sī lìng

commanding officer

命令
mìng lìng

order

夏令营
xià lìng yíng

summer camp

指令
zhǐ lìng

order

一个将军一个令
yī gè jiāng jūn yī gè lìng

lit. one general, one order (idiom)

三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn

to order again and again (idiom)

下逐客令
xià zhú kè lìng

to ask sb to leave

不令人鼓舞
bù lìng rén gǔ wǔ

discouraging

令人
lìng rén

to cause one (to do sth)

令人不快
lìng rén bù kuài

unpleasant

令人吃惊
lìng rén chī jīng

to shock

令人叹
lìng rén tàn

to astonish

令人振奋
lìng rén zhèn fèn

inspiring

令人钦佩
lìng rén qīn pèi

admirable

令人满意
lìng rén mǎn yì

satisfying

令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ

(idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing

令人鼓舞
lìng rén gǔ wǔ

encouraging

令吉
lìng jí

ringgit (Malaysian currency unit)

令名
lìng míng

good name

令和
lìng hé

Reiwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (2019-) of emperor Naruhito 德仁[dé rén]

令堂
lìng táng

(honorific) your mother

令尊
lìng zūn

Your esteemed father (honorific)

令尊令堂
lìng zūn lìng táng

(honorific) your parents

令弟
lìng dì

honorable little brother

令爱
lìng ài

(courteous) your daughter

令慈
lìng cí

Your esteemed mother (honorific)

令正
lìng zhèng

your wife (honorific)

令牌
lìng pái

(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority

令牌环
lìng pái huán

token ring

令牌环网
lìng pái huán wǎng

token ring network

令状
lìng zhuàng

writ

令狐德棻
líng hú dé fēn

Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周書|周书

令箭
lìng jiàn

arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)

令节
lìng jié

festive season

令药
lìng yào

seasonal medication

令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ

lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)fig. to execute every order without fail

令亲
lìng qīn

Your esteemed parent (honorific)

令誉
lìng yù

honorable reputation

令郎
lìng láng

your esteemed son (honorific)

令阃
lìng kǔn

your wife (honorific)

任令
rèn lìng

to allow (sth to happen)

信令
xìn lìng

signaling (engineering)

假令
jiǎ lìng

if

传令
chuán lìng

to transmit an order

传令兵
chuán lìng bīng

(military) messenger

先令
xiān lìng

shilling (loanword)

冬令
dōng lìng

winter

冬令时
dōng lìng shí

standard time (as opposed to daylight saving time 夏令時|夏令时[xià lìng shí])

判令
pàn lìng

decree

利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn

to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)

剃发令
tì fà lìng

the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

副司令
fù sī lìng

second in command

功令
gōng lìng

decree

勒令
lè lìng

to order

动员令
dòng yuán lìng

mobilization order

即令
jí lìng

even if

取消禁令
qǔ xiāo jìn lìng

to lift a prohibition

司令员
sī lìng yuán

commander

司令官
sī lìng guān

commander

司令部
sī lìng bù

headquarters

命令句
mìng lìng jù

imperative sentence

命令行
mìng lìng háng

command line (computing)

喝令
hè lìng

to shout an order or command

噤声令
jìn shēng lìng

gag order

墨累达令流域
mò lèi dá lìng liú yù

Murray-Darling river system in the southeast of Australia

夏令
xià lìng

summer

夏令时
xià lìng shí

daylight saving time

太史令
tài shǐ lìng

grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)

密令
mì lìng

secret instruction

将令
jiàng lìng

an order

巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè

to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)

强令
qiáng lìng

to order by force

得令
dé lìng

to follow your orders

德令哈
dé lìng hā

Delingha city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

德令哈市
dé lìng hā shì

Delingha city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

悬赏令
xuán shǎng lìng

an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)

戒严令
jiè yán lìng

martial law

拗口令
ào kǒu lìng

tongue twister

拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn

to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

指令名字
zhǐ lìng míng zì

command name

指令集
zhǐ lìng jí

(computing) instruction set

授权令
shòu quán lìng

warrant (law)

搜查令
sōu chá lìng

search warrant

政令
zhèng lìng

government decree

明令
míng lìng

to decree

春令
chūn lìng

spring

时令
shí lìng

season

月令
yuè lìng

typical weather in a given season

朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi

to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

法令
fǎ lìng

decree; ordinance

法令纹
fǎ lìng wén

smile lines

特赦令
tè shè lìng

decree to grant a special pardon

申令
shēn lìng

an order

当令
dāng lìng

to be in season

发令
fā lìng

to issue an order

发令枪
fā lìng qiāng

starting pistol

发号施令
fā hào shī lìng

to boss people around (idiom)

白令海
bái lìng hǎi

Bering Sea

白令海峡
bái lìng hǎi xiá

the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)

禁令
jìn lìng

prohibition

禁制令
jìn zhì lìng

prohibition

禁止令行
jìn zhǐ lìng xíng

see 令行禁止[lìng xíng jìn zhǐ]

禁酒令
jìn jiǔ lìng

prohibition

秋令
qiū lìng

autumn

空军司令
kōng jūn sī lìng

air commodore

县令
xiàn lìng

county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)

纵令
zòng lìng

to indulge

总司令
zǒng sī lìng

commander-in-chief

总司令部
zǒng sī lìng bù

general headquarters

绕口令
rào kǒu lìng

tongue-twister

色令智昏
sè lìng zhì hūn

to lose one's head over lust

号令
hào lìng

an order (esp. army)

号令如山
hào lìng rú shān

lit. order like a mountain

行令
xíng lìng

to issue orders

行政命令
xíng zhèng mìng lìng

executive order

行酒令
xíng jiǔ lìng

to play a drinking game

袁于令
yuán yú lìng

Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西樓記|西楼记[xī lóu jì]

训令
xùn lìng

order

诏令
zhào lìng

imperial order

语音指令
yǔ yīn zhǐ lìng

speech command (for computer speech recognition)

责令
zé lìng

to order

赦令
shè lìng

amnesty

军令如山
jūn lìng rú shān

military orders are like mountains (idiom)

军令状
jūn lìng zhuàng

military order

辞令
cí lìng

polite speech

迫令
pò lìng

to order

逐客令
zhú kè lìng

the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners

通缉令
tōng jī lìng

order for arrest

达令
dá lìng

Darling (name)

违令
wéi lìng

to disobey

遵令
zūn lìng

to obey orders

酒令
jiǔ lìng

wine-drinking game

雷司令
léi sī lìng

Riesling (grape type)

驱逐令
qū zhú lìng

banishment order