命

mìng

to order; to command; to name

Dictionary entry

life; fate; order or command

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命

See it in sentences

他命人把门关上。

Tā mìng rén bǎ mén guān shàng.

English

He ordered someone to close the door.

上级命我们马上出发。

Shàngjí mìng wǒmen mǎshàng chūfā.

English

Our superiors ordered us to set off at once.

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