受命 shòumìng

  1. shòumìng verb to receive orders [from a ruler]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '受命' 2; Queen 1999, p. 290)
  2. shòumìng verb to receive a mandate [from Heaven]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '受命' 1)
  3. shòumìng verb to receive counsel; to receive training
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 承教 (CC-CEDICT '受命'; Guoyu '受命' 3)
  4. shòumìng verb ordained or appointed to a post
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '受命'; Guoyu '受命' 4)

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