Dictionary/下令

下令

下令 xià lìng

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ
HSK 7-9
1to give an order; to issue an order

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guó wáng国王xià lìng下令bǎ把qiú fàn囚犯shì fàng释放。
国王下令把囚犯释放。
The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
要是他没有下令做这个调查她本可以瞒天过海好多年。
If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.