令 lìng — make or cause to be; order; command; decree; honorable
将军下令军队前进。Jiāng jūn xià lìng jūn duì qián jìn.The general ordered the troops to advance.
Common words: 命令 (mìng lìng)、指令 (zhǐ lìng)、司令 (sī lìng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "command"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "command", including 令 (lìng), 率 (lǜ / shuài / lǜ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "command" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 令 (lìng), 率 (lǜ / shuài / lǜ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span lìng, lǜ, shuài — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 令 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 令 lìngmake or cause to be; order; command; decree; honorableUseful words: 命令, 指令
- 率 lǜ / shuài / lǜrate; frequency; to lead; commandUseful words: 效率, 率先
Common words for these 2 "command" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 令 (lìng) — so "command" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "command".
率 lǜ / shuài / lǜ — rate; frequency; to lead; command
这次考试的及格率很高。Zhè cì kǎo shì de jí gé lǜ hěn gāo.The pass rate of this exam is very high.
Common words: 效率 (xiào lǜ)、率先 (shuài xiān)、汇率 (huì lǜ)
All 2 characters
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