令 (lìng) — (verb) to cause, to make; used in the pattern 令+人+adjective/verb; (noun) order, decree, command
Definition
As a verb, 令 (lìng) means 'to cause / to make' in the pattern 令+人+adj/verb, more literary than 让. As a noun, it means 'order, decree' — less common than 命令. Compare 下令 (to give an order).
verb
to causeto makeused in the pattern 令+人+adjective/verb
noun
orderdecreecommand
Examples
- 。Tā de huà lìng rén fēi cháng gǎn dòng.His words moved people deeply.
- 。Wǒ men jiē dào le xué xiào de mìng lìng.We received the school's order.
- 令。Zhè cì shī bài lìng tā gèng jiā nǔ lì le.This failure made him work even harder.
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