TongTong
Sign in

口令 (kǒu lìng) — (noun) oral command; word of command (used in drills, marching, gymnastics); (noun) password (spoken, used by sentries or for authentication)

Definition

口令 is a spoken signal in drills, marching, or gymnastics. As 'password' it's the spoken challenge at a sentry post, unlike 密码 which is typed or digital.

noun
oral commandword of command (used in drills, marching, gymnastics)password (spoken, used by sentries or for authentication)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 口令，。
    Jiào guān xià dá le kǒu lìng, shì bīng men lì kè pǎo bù qián jìn.
    The instructor issued a command, and the soldiers immediately ran forward.
  • ，口令。
    Wǎn shàng zhàn gǎng shí, shào bīng huì wèn lái rén de kǒu lìng.
    When standing guard at night, the sentry will ask for the password.
  • ，口令。
    Tǐ cāo bǐ sài qián, lǐng cāo yuán hǎn chū qīng xī de kǒu lìng.
    Before the gymnastics competition, the caller shouts clear commands.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

口kǒumouth
令lìngcommand

口 (mouth) and 令 (command) make a command given by mouth.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

Open 口 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 亼亼jí
  • 卩卩jié

In 令, the upper 亼 is an open mouth and the lower 卩 is a kneeling person, together showing someone giving orders.

Open 令 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Computers & InternetMilitary & Defense

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.