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发号施令

fā hào shī lìng · fa hao shi ling

Traditional 發號施令

Meaning

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  1. to boss people around (idiom)
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Who is the boss?

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)野餐(yěcān)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)听(tīng)我(wǒ)的(de)！

    It is a picnic today. Everyone listen to me!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)又(yòu)发号施令(fāhàoshīlìng)了(le)？

    Why are you bossing everyone around again?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)发号施令(fāhàoshīlìng)，我(wǒ)是(shì)在(zài)安排(ānpái)。

    I am not bossing anyone, I am organizing.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)让(ràng)我(wǒ)拿(ná)水(shuǐ)，让(ràng)他(tā)拿(ná)垫子(diànzi)，这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)发号施令(fāhàoshīlìng)。

    You told me to get water and him to get the mat. That is bossing.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)你(nǐ)来(lái)安排(ānpái)。

    Fine, then you organize.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)去(qù)拿(ná)水(shuǐ)，快点(kuàidiǎn)！

    OK! Dengdeng, go get the water, hurry up!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)总(zǒng)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)对(duì)别(bié)人(rén)发(fā)号(hào)施(shī)令(lìng)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)不(bú)太(tài)高(gāo)兴(xìng)。

He always likes to boss people around, and everyone is rather unhappy about it.

02

在(zài)团(tuán)队(duì)里(lǐ)，他(tā)不(bù)该(gāi)总(zǒng)是(shì)发(fā)号(hào)施(shī)令(lìng)，而(ér)应(yīng)该(gāi)多(duō)听(tīng)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)意(yì)见(jiàn)。

In a team, he shouldn't always boss people around; he should listen to others' opinions more.

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