受命

shòumìng

verb #16,997

Meanings

1 to receive a mandate; to be appointed to a post
2 to accept orders; to be commissioned

Characters

to receive; to accept; to endure

command; order; fate; life

Examples

HSK 6

他受命前往灾区指挥救援。

Tā shòumìng qiánwǎng zāiqū zhǐhuī jiùyuán.

He was commissioned to go to the disaster area and direct the rescue.

HSK 7-9

将军受命于危难之际。

Jiāngjūn shòumìng yú wēinàn zhījì.

The general received his mandate at a time of crisis.

Tips

culture

受命于天 means 'to receive the mandate of heaven' - the ancient Chinese concept that imperial authority was divinely granted. 临危受命 is a common idiom meaning 'to take charge in a crisis'.

Stroke Order

受 shòu

命 mìng