"Orders" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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训示 xùn shì to admonish / instructions / orders
秉承 bǐng chéng to take orders / to receive commands / to carry on (a tradition)
奉命 fèng mìng to receive orders / to follow orders / to act under orders
遵命 zūn mìng to follow your orders / to do as you bid
听命 tīng mìng to obey an order / to take orders / to accept a state of affairs
子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° / (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-
指手画脚 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily
奉旨 fèng zhǐ on imperial orders
公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
颐指气使 yí zhǐ qì shǐ lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom) / to signal orders by facial gesture / arrogant and bossy
受戒 shòu jiè to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism) / to take orders
内廷 nèi tíng place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc
抗命 kàng mìng against orders / to disobey / to refuse to accept orders
违令 wéi lìng to disobey / to go against orders
令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom) / fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions / to ensure strictly obedience
行令 xíng lìng to issue orders / to order sb to drink in a drinking game
授命 shòu mìng to give orders
军令如山 jūn lìng rú shān military orders are like mountains (idiom) / a military order must be obeyed
瞎指挥 xiā zhǐ huī to give nonsensical instructions / to issue orders out of ignorance
男 nán male / Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
伯 bó father's elder brother / senior / paternal elder uncle / eldest of brothers / respectful form of address / Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
奉 fèng to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior)
侯 hóu marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / nobleman or high official
敕 chì imperial orders
呼来喝去 hū lái hè qù to call to come and shout to go (idiom) / to yell orders / always bossing people around
嫁鸡随鸡 jià jī suí jī If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom) / A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. / We must learn to accept the people around us.
碍难从命 ài nán cóng mìng difficult to obey orders (idiom) / much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
颐指风使 yí zhǐ fēng shǐ lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom) / to signal orders by facial gesture / arrogant and bossy
请将不如激将 qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general / fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders
麦克阿瑟 Mài kè ā sè General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
西塞罗 Xī sāi luó Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), famous Roman politician, orator and philosopher, murdered at the orders of Marc Anthony
遗教 yí jiào work or plans left as a legacy / the views of the departed / posthumous orders or teachings
五等爵位 wǔ děng jué wèi five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]
以言代法 yǐ yán dài fǎ to substitute one's words for the law (idiom) / high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
奉召 fèng zhào to receive orders
威尊命贱 wēi zūn mìng jiàn orders weightier than life
指手划脚 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily / also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
放话 fàng huà to give orders / to spread news or rumors / to leak certain information intentionally
方命 fāng mìng against orders / to disobey / to refuse to accept orders
道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟  General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
遵令 zūn lìng to obey orders
候命 hòu mìng to await orders / to be on call
网络指令  net orders
国际法院判决书、咨询意见和命令汇辑  Summaries of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders of the International Court of Justice
道格拉斯・麦克阿瑟 Dào gé lā sī · Mài kè ā sè General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
得令 dé lìng to follow your orders / roger! / yessir!
用命 yòng mìng to follow orders / to abide by / to obey
道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟 Dào gé lā sī · Mài kè ā sè General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
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