lìng

command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause

HSK 5 #378

DEFINITIONS

令 lìng
  • to order
  • to command
  • an order
  • warrant
  • writ
  • to cause
  • to make sth happen
  • virtuous
  • honorific title
  • season
  • government position (old)
令 lǐng
  • classifier for a ream of paper
令 líng
  • see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
  • see 脊令[ji2 ling2]

STROKES

WORDS

jiàng lìng (old) (military) a command; an order
巧言色 qiǎo yán lìng sè to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
qiáng lìng to order by force; peremptory
dé lìng to follow your orders; roger!; yessir!
哈 dé lìng hā Delingha city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
哈市 dé lìng hā shì Delingha city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
悬赏 xuán shǎng lìng an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)
懸賞 xuán shǎng lìng an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)
戒嚴 jiè yán lìng martial law
拗口 ào kǒu lìng tongue twister
拿着鸡毛当箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
拿著雞毛當箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
名字 zhǐ lìng míng zì command name
挟天子以天下 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
挾天子以天下 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
挟天子以诸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
挾天子以諸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
授权 shòu quán lìng warrant (law)
授權 shòu quán lìng warrant (law)
搜查 sōu chá lìng search warrant
chì lìng Imperial order or edict (old)
chūn lìng spring; springtime; spring weather
shí lìng season
yuè lìng typical weather in a given season
夕改 zhāo lìng xī gǎi to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)