Definition

1. Verb:
   • To order; to command: To issue an official or authoritative instruction, decree, or command. This term is formal and often implies authority coming from a ruler, military leader, or high-ranking official.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà vua hạ lịnh cho toàn quân tấn công. (The king ordered the entire army to attack.)
  • Tướng quân đã hạ lịnh rút lui. (The general commanded a retreat.)
  • Hội đồng sẽ hạ lịnh đóng cửa thành phố. (The council will order the city to be closed.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in formal, historical, or literary contexts. In modern, everyday speech, words like "ra lệnh" (to give an order) are more common.

Variants and Related Words

• Lệnh (n): an order, a command.
  • Mọi người phải tuân theo lệnh. (Everyone must follow the order.)
• Hạ chỉ (v): a closely related, formal term meaning to issue an edict or decree.
  • Triều đình hạ chỉ ân xá. (The court issued a decree of amnesty.)

Synonyms

• Command: to give an authoritative order.
• Decree: to order something by official authority.
• Direct: to give authoritative instructions.

Related Idioms

• Hạ lịnh truyền tin: to issue an order to disseminate news (or information).
  • Sau cuộc họp, chủ tịch hạ lịnh truyền tin cho toàn thể nhân viên. (After the meeting, the chairman issued an order to disseminate the information to all staff.)

verb

1. to order; to command