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圣旨

聖旨
shèngzhǐ
noun #36,856

Measure Word

一道圣旨 dào

Meanings

  1. 1 imperial edict
  2. 2 emperor's decree

Examples

HSK 5
你的话又不是圣旨，我凭什么都听你的?
Nǐ de huà yòu bú shì shèngzhǐ, wǒ píng shénme dōu tīng nǐ de?
What you say isn't an imperial edict - why should I do everything you tell me?
HSK 7-9
圣旨到，跪下接旨!
Shèngzhǐ dào, guìxià jiē zhǐ!
The imperial edict has arrived, kneel and receive it!
HSK 7-9
他拿着圣旨宣读。
Tā ná zhe shèngzhǐ xuāndú.
He read out the imperial edict.

Tips

culture
In period dramas the edict-bearing eunuch opens with 奉天承运，皇帝诏曰 ('By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees') before reading the text.
usage
Used figuratively in modern speech: saying 这不是圣旨 means 'this isn't gospel / a binding order'.

Stroke Order

圣 shèng
旨 zhǐ