指令 zhǐlìng order
order; command; instruction
How to remember 指令: 指 point at + 令 command = order.
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How it is used
- A command or instruction - 发出指令 (fāchū zhǐlìng) issue a command, 计算机指令 a computer instruction.
- Formal/technical; an authoritative order, or in computing a machine instruction. Compare everyday 命令 (mìnglìng).