指令
zhǐ lìng
Pinyin

Definition

指令
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zhǐ lìng
  1. order
  2. command
  3. instruction

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

令
Líng
  1. 1 see 令狐[Líng hú]
手指
shǒu zhǐ
  1. 1 finger
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
指
zhǐ
  1. 1 finger
  2. 2 to point at or to
  3. 3 to indicate or refer to
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to count on
  6. 6 (of hair) to stand on end
指数
zhǐ shù
  1. 1 (numerical, statistical) index
  2. 2 (math.) exponent
  3. 3 index
  4. 4 exponential (function, growth)
指甲
zhǐ jia
  1. 1 fingernail
号令
hào lìng
  1. 1 an order (esp. army)
  2. 2 bugle call expressing military order
  3. 3 verbal command
下令
xià lìng
  1. 1 to give an order
  2. 2 to command
中指
zhōng zhǐ
  1. 1 middle finger
司令
sī lìng
  1. 1 commanding officer
命令
mìng lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 CL:道[dào],個|个[gè]
大拇指
Dà mu zhǐ
  1. 1 Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
弹指
tán zhǐ
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers
  2. 2 a short moment
  3. 3 in a flash
  4. 4 in the twinkling of an eye
戒指
jiè zhi
  1. 1 (finger) ring
手指头
shǒu zhǐ tou
  1. 1 fingertip
  2. 2 finger
扳指
bān zhǐ
  1. 1 ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
拇指
mǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 thumb
  2. 2 big toe
指令
zhǐ lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 instruction
指出
zhǐ chū
  1. 1 to indicate
  2. 2 to point out
指南
zhǐ nán
  1. 1 to guide
  2. 2 guidebook
指向
zhǐ xiàng
  1. 1 to point towards
  2. 2 aimed at
  3. 3 facing
  4. 4 the direction indicated

Idioms (20)

一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. 2 in the twinkling of an eye
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of
屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ
  1. 1 can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
  2. 2 very few
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
  1. 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān
  1. 1 in a flash (idiom)
弹指之间
tán zhǐ zhī jiān
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
  2. 2 in a short moment
  3. 3 in a flash
  4. 4 in the twinkling of an eye
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
  1. 1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
  1. 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
  2. 2 to criticize or give orders summarily
  3. 3 also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
  1. 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
  2. 2 to explain by waving one's hands
  3. 3 to criticize or give orders summarily
指挥有方，人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
  1. 1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
指日可待
zhǐ rì kě dài
  1. 1 imminent
  2. 2 just around the corner (idiom)
指桑骂槐
zhǐ sāng mà huái
  1. 1 lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree
  2. 2 fig. to scold sb indirectly
  3. 3 to make oblique accusations (idiom)
指鸡骂狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make indirect criticisms

Sample Sentences

所以每次当我们吃进柠檬、梅子、酸菜等酸的食物的时候，大脑就会下达指令分泌大量的唾液。
suǒyǐ měicì dāng wǒmen chī jìn níngméng 、méizi 、suāncài děng suān de shíwù de shíhou ，dànǎo jiù huì xiàdá zhǐlìng fēnmì dàliàng de tuòyè 。
As a result, when we are eating lemon, plum, pickled cabbage or other sorts of sour food, our brain would give orders to secrete a big amount of saliva.
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我也真是纳了闷了，结果，笨成这样了，他还恬不知耻地反过来数落我的指令有问题，真是太不靠谱。
wǒ yě zhēn shì nà le mēn le ，jiéguǒ ，bèn chéng zhèyàng le ，tā hái tiánbùzhīchǐ de fǎnguòlái shǔluò wǒ de zhǐlǐng yǒu wèntí ，zhēn shì tài bù kàopǔ 。
I'm as puzzled as you are. So in the end, with him being so stupid, he had the cheek to turn it around and go on about how it was a problem with my instructions. He really is a liability.
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