调令

調令

diàolìng

noun #34,792

Measure Word

一份调令 fèn

Meanings

1 transfer order
2 official orders to transfer (a person to a new post)

Characters

to transfer / dispatch

order / command

Examples

他收到了上级的调令。

Tā shōudàole shàngjí de diàolìng.

He received a transfer order from his superiors.

调令一下，他就要去外地工作。

Diàolìng yí xià, tā jiù yào qù wàidì gōngzuò.

Once the transfer order comes through, he'll have to go work in another city.

Tips

usage

调令 is bureaucratic/official Chinese, common in workplaces (especially government, military, state-owned enterprises) to denote the formal order assigning someone to a new post. Distinguish 调 (diào, 'to transfer') from 调 (tiáo, 'to adjust') — same character, different reading.

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

令 lìng