指令 (zhǐlìng): instruction

Measure Word

一条指令 tiáo

Shìbīng bìxū fúcóng shàngjí de zhǐlìng.

Soldiers must obey orders from their superiors.

Jìsuànjī ànzhào zhǐlìng zhíxíng cāozuò.

Computers execute operations according to instructions.

usage

指令 is used both in military/official contexts (commands, directives) and in computing (instructions, commands).

指 zhǐ

令 lìng