司令 (sī lìng) — commanding officer, commander
Definition
司令 is a noun for the person holding the top command (an army commander), not the act of ordering itself. Unlike 命令 and 指令, which are mainly orders or instructions, 司令 refers to the commanding officer who issues them.
noun
commanding officercommander
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 司令。Nà wèi sī lìng shì jūn duì de zuì gāo lǐng dǎo rén.That commander is the highest leader of the army.
- 司令。sī lìng Mìng lìng bù duì lì kè qián jìn.The commander ordered the troops to advance immediately.
- 司令。Tā dāng le sān nián de sī lìng.He served as commander for three years.
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