hào
shī
lìng

idiom
formal

Meaning of 发号施令

发号施令 means to issue orders; to command; to order people about. Pronounced fā hào shī lìng.

  • to issue orders; to command; to order people about

Definitions & Examples

Jiāng
jūn
xiàng
duì
hào
shī
lìng
 

The general issued orders to the troops.

zhěng
tiān
zuò
zài
bàn
gōng
shì
hào
shī
lìng
 
cóng
qīn
gàn
huó
 

He sits in the office all day giving orders, never doing any work himself.

Xīn
jīng
shàng
rèn
hòu
jiù
kāi
shǐ
hào
shī
lìng
 
yǐn
yuán
gōng
mǎn
 

As soon as the new manager took office, he started bossing people around, causing dissatisfaction among the employees.

Zuò
wéi
lǐng
dǎo
 
néng
zhǐ
shì
hào
shī
lìng
 
gèng
yào
qīng
tīng
xià
shǔ
de
jiàn
 

As a leader, one cannot simply issue orders; one must also listen to subordinates' opinions.