Word

司令 (sī lìng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 司令

名 míng noun

commander

他是这支部队的司令。

tā shì zhè zhī bù duì de sī lìng

He is the commander of this unit.

Word breakdown

司 sī — to manage, to control, to administer

1 公司 gōng sī — company HSK 1
- 公 public, collective
- 司 management, office
Example

他在一家大公司工作。

tā zài yì jiā dà gōng sī gōng zuò

He works at a large company.
2 司机 sī jī — driver HSK 3
- 司 to manage, to control, to operate
- 机 machine, vehicle
Example

他的爸爸是一位出租车司机。

tā de bà ba shì yī wèi chū zū chē sī jī

His father is a taxi driver.
3 上司 shàng sī — superior, boss HSK 7
- 上 upper, above (indicating higher hierarchical position)
- 司 to manage, to oversee (indicating managerial role)
Example

我需要向上司汇报这件事。

wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng sī huì bào zhè jiàn shì

I need to report this matter to my superior.
4 司法 sī fǎ — judicial; administration of justice HSK 7
- 司 to administer, to manage, to be in charge of
- 法 law, legal matters
Example

司法独立是法治社会的基石。

sī fǎ dú lì shì fǎ zhì shè huì de jī shí

Judicial independence is the cornerstone of a society ruled by law.
5 司空见惯 sī kōng jiàn guàn — commonplace, a common occurrence HSK 7
- 司 official, to manage (part of ancient official title)
- 空 empty, sky (completes the official title 司空)
- 见 to see, to witness
- 惯 accustomed to, habitual
Example

在互联网时代，网上购物已经司空见惯。

zài hù lián wǎng shí dài wǎng shàng gòu wù yǐ jīng sī kōng jiàn guàn

In the internet age, online shopping has become commonplace.

令 lìng — order, command, decree

1 命令 mìng lìng — to command HSK 6
- 命 mandate, decree
- 令 order, command
Example

将军命令士兵立即撤退。

jiāng jūn mìng lìng shì bīng lì jí chè tuì

The general commanded the soldiers to retreat immediately.
2 夏令营 xià lìng yíng — summer camp HSK 6
- 夏 summer
- 令 season, period
- 营 camp
Example

我今年暑假参加了一个英语夏令营。

wǒ jīn nián shǔ jià cān jiā le yí gè yīng yǔ xià lìng yíng

I participated in an English summer camp this summer vacation.
3 下令 xià lìng — to issue an order HSK 7
- 下 to issue downward (from authority)
- 令 order, command
Example

将军下令部队撤退。

jiāng jūn xià lìng bù duì chè tuì

The general ordered the troops to retreat.
4 口令 kǒu lìng — password HSK 7
- 口 mouth/oral; represents the verbal or spoken aspect
- 令 order/command; represents instruction or directive
Example

请输入您的口令。

qǐng shū rù nín de kǒu lìng

Please enter your password.
5 指令 zhǐ lìng — instruction HSK 7
- 指 to point, to direct
- 令 order, command
Example

计算机执行指令的速度很快。

jì suàn jī zhí xíng zhǐ lìng de sù dù hěn kuài

The computer executes instructions very quickly.