Usage note
令表示命令，也可表示使。
lìng biǎo shì mìng lìng， yě kě biǎo shì shǐ。
令 means to command or to make someone do something.
Context note
令常用于书面语、命令和表述。
lìng cháng yòng yú shū miàn yǔ 、 mìng lìng hé biǎo shù。
It is often used in written language, commands, and expression.
5 examples
老师发出命令。
lǎo shī fā chū mìng lìng。
The teacher gave a command.
这件事令他高兴。
zhè jiàn shì lìng tā gāo xìng。
This matter made him happy.
命令很明确。
mìng lìng hěn míng què。
The order is very clear.
这个消息令人惊讶。
zhè ge xiāo xī lìng rén jīng yà。
This news is surprising.
请听从命令。
qǐng tīng cóng mìng lìng。
Please obey the command.
5 mini stories
老师说，令常用于书面语。
lǎo shī shuō， lìng cháng yòng yú shū miàn yǔ。
The teacher said 令 is often used in written language.
这件礼物令她很开心。
zhè jiàn lǐ wù lìng tā hěn kāi xīn。
This gift made her very happy.
命令发出后，大家立刻行动。
mìng lìng fā chū hòu， dà jiā lì kè xíng dòng。
After the order was given, everyone acted immediately.
令人高兴的消息让大家笑了。
lìng rén gāo xìng de xiāo xī ràng dà jiā xiào le。
The happy news made everyone smile.
他不喜欢被命令。
tā bù xǐ huan bèi mìng lìng。
He does not like being ordered.
Related words and contrasts
similar
让
ràng
to let, to make
让 is more common in spoken Chinese for 'to make someone do something'.
related
命令
mìnglìng
order, command
命令 is a stronger word for giving an order.
opposite
禁止
jìnzhǐ
to forbid
禁止 means to prohibit, the opposite of causing something to happen.