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指令

zhǐ lìng · zhi ling

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. order
  2. command
  3. instruction
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)音箱(yīnxiāng)下(xià)一个(yīgè)指令(zhǐlìng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)。开灯(kāidēng)！

    I will give the speaker an instruction. Watch. Turn on the light!

  2. Liangliang

    没反应(méifǎnyìng)。它(tā)可能(kěnéng)没听懂(méitīngdǒng)你(nǐ)的(de)指令(zhǐlìng)。

    Nothing happened. Maybe it did not understand your instruction.

  3. Dengdeng

    可能(kěnéng)我(wǒ)说(shuō)得(de)太快(tàikuài)了(le)。

    Maybe I spoke too fast.

  4. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)！它(tā)在(zài)放(fàng)一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)，歌名(gēmíng)就(jiù)叫(jiào)开灯(kāidēng)。

    Look! It is playing a song called Turn On the Light.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

足(zú)球(qiú)教(jiào)练(liàn)站(zhàn)在(zài)边(biān)线(xiàn)上(shàng)对(duì)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)队(duì)伍(wǔ)喊(hǎn)出(chū)指(zhǐ)令(lìng)。

The manager and coach stood on the touchline shouting out instructions to their team.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

电(diàn)脑(nǎo)收(shōu)到(dào)指(zhǐ)令(lìng)后(hòu)立(lì)刻(kè)开(kāi)始(shǐ)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)数(shù)据(jù)。

After receiving the instruction, the computer immediately began processing the data.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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