# 司令 (sīlìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 司令 (sīlìng) means “commander; commanding officer”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: commander; commanding officer
- Pinyin: sīlìng (si1 ling4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 司令命令部队立刻出发。
  Sīlìng mìnglìng bùduì lìkè chūfā.
  The commander ordered the troops to set off immediately.

## Characters

- 司 (sī): to take charge of; to manage
- [令](https://hanziro.com/word/ling-make/) (lìng): to make; to cause

https://hanziro.com/word/si-ling-commander/

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