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受命

shòu mìng

2-character word

What 受命 means

1. ordained or appointed to a post
2. to benefit from counsel

The characters in 受命

• 受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer
• 命mìnglife; fate; order or command

Words starting with 受命

• 受命于天shòu mìng yú tiānto be emperor by the grace of heaven; to have the mandate of heaven

Words containing 受命

• 临危受命lín wēi shòu mìng(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis

Sounds the same

Read shòu mìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 寿命life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
• 授命to give orders

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