一声令下

一聲令下

yìshēnglìngxià

phrase #25,287

Meanings

HSK 6

将军一声令下，士兵们立刻出发。

Jiāngjūn yìshēnglìngxià, shìbīng men lìkè chūfā.

At the general's one word of command, the soldiers immediately set off.

HSK 6

老板一声令下，全体员工加班到深夜。

Lǎobǎn yìshēnglìngxià, quántǐ yuángōng jiābān dào shēnyè.

At the boss's one order, all employees worked overtime until late at night.

usage

一声令下 is a fixed phrase describing swift collective action triggered by a single command. It often implies military or authoritative contexts.

一 yī

声 shēng

令 lìng

下 xià