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命令

mìng lìng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Very common

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Definitions

  1. 1. order
  2. 2. command

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
请求
qǐng qiú

to request; to ask

正式场合中请求而非命令

Register variants

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下令
xià lìng

to give an order

书面或正式用语

Related words

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指令
zhǐ lìng

order

上级对下级的具体要求

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“命令”带有强烈的强制性，不能用于普通请求，如“我命令你帮我拿水”会显得不礼貌。

Formality

“命令”多用于军事、官方或上下级语境，口语中较少使用。

Example Sentences

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他 命令 我们立刻出发。
He ordered us to set off immediately.
军人必须服从 命令 。
Soldiers must obey orders.
這是 命令 ！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13275150)

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Words Containing 命令

命令句
mìng lìng jù

imperative sentence

命令行
mìng lìng háng

command line (computing)

行政命令
xíng zhèng mìng lìng

executive order

Child Words of 命令

令
lǐng

classifier for a ream of paper

令
lìng

to order

命
mìng

life