hào lìng
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  • 1

    v.command; give orders; issue orders verbally or on a bugle

    • hào lìng quán jūn jiàng shì

      号令全军将士

      Give orders to all the soldiers.

  • 2

    n.order; verbal command; order to soldiers issued in battle

    • yī shēng hào lìng

      一声号令

      an order

    • zhàn dòu hào lìng

      战斗号令

      battle order

    • fā bù gōng jī hào lìng

      发布攻击号令

      issue the order to attack

Word usage

  • Note
    "号令" is different from "号召". "号召" indicates the hope that the masses will complete according to the requirements, and it is not compulsory; "号令" is compulsory.