What 司令 means
- Commanding officer†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 司令, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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司令 in a sentence
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What does 司令 mean in English?
司令 is pronounced sīlìng and means Commanding officer †.
How do you pronounce 司令?
司令 is sīlìng in pinyin — written siling without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 司令?
司令 is written with 2 characters: 司 (sī) Take charge of (control - company), 令 (lìng) Make (cause - order - decree - command). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
Is 司令 an HSK word?
Yes — 司令 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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