Meaning of 听命
听命 means to obey orders; to take orders from; to be at someone's command. Pronounced tīng mìng.
- to obey orders; to take orders from; to be at someone's command
Definitions & Examples
Jūn军
rén人
yǐ以
fú服
cóng从
wéi为
tiān天
zhí职
，
bì必
xū须
tīng听
mìng命
yú于
shàng上
jí级
。
Soldiers take obedience as their bounden duty and must take orders from their superiors.
Fǔ俯
shǒu首
tīng听
mìng命
to bow one's head and obey submissively
Tā他
bìng并
fēi非
gān甘
yuàn愿
tīng听
mìng命
yú于
rén人
，
zhǐ只
shì是
xíng形
shì势
suǒ所
pò迫
。
He is not willing to take orders from others; he is merely forced by circumstances.
Zài在
zhè这
gè个
tǐ体
xì系
zhōng中
，
dì地
fāng方
guān官
yuán员
zhǐ只
néng能
tīng听
mìng命
yú于
zhōng中
yāng央
。
In this system, local officials can only obey the central government.