口令
kǒu lìng
Pinyin

Definition

口令
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kǒu lìng
  1. oral command
  2. a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts)
  3. password (used by sentry)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人口
rén kǒu
  1. 1 population
  2. 2 people
令
Líng
  1. 1 see also: 令狐 Líng hú
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
伤口
shāng kǒu
  1. 1 wound
  2. 2 cut
入口
rù kǒu
  1. 1 entrance
  2. 2 to import

Idioms (20)

三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2 tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles

Sample Sentences

这个只有离他们近的人才听得到，而且据说他们台里下了封口令，不能把内容传出去。
zhè ge zhǐyǒu lí tāmen jìn de rén cái tīng de dào ，érqiě jùshuō tāmen tái lǐ xià le fēngkǒu lìng ，bù néng bǎ nèiróng chuán chūqù 。
Only people near them could hear what she said. And I hear the TV station issued a gag order so that no one can talk about it.
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好，下面上场的是来自乌克兰的五号选手阿全，他将为大家带来一段经典的绕口令《喇嘛和哑巴》。掌声有请！
hǎo ，xiàmian shàngchǎng de shì láizì Wūkèlán de wǔ hào xuǎnshǒu Āquán ，tā jiāng wèi dàjiā dàilái yī duàn jīngdiǎn de ràokǒulìng 《lǎma hé yǎba 》。zhǎngshēng yǒuqǐng ！
OK, next up to the stage we have contestant number five from Ukraine, A Quan. He'll be performing a classic tongue twister for you called, "The Lama and the Mute." Please welcome him to the stage!
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