下令
haa6 ling6xià lìng
English
- to give an order; to issue an order
- to issue orders or appointments
粵語 — Cantonese
- 落命令,叫人做某啲嘢
Examples
國王下令把囚犯釋放。
The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
要是他沒有下令做這個調查她本可以瞞天過海好多年。
If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.
Tatoeba · valhentai CC BY
政府下令回收呢兩隻瘦身產品。
The government ordered the recall of two slimming products.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk