下令

xiàlìng

to give an order; to command

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verb

Meaning

xiàlìng xia4 ling4

to give an order
to command

Example sentences

guówáng 国王 xiàlìng 下令 bǎ 把 qiúfàn 囚犯 shìfàng 释放。

The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
yàoshi 要是 tā 他 méiyǒu 没有 xiàlìng 下令 zuò 做 zhège 这个 diàochá 调查 tā 她 běn 本 kěyǐ 可以 mántiān 瞒天 guò 过 hǎihǎo 海好 duōnián 多年。

If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.

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