下诏

Traditional: 下詔

xià zhào

Dictionary entry

to hand down an imperial edict

What does 下诏 mean?

下诏 (xià zhào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to hand down an imperial edict

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下xiàdown · downwards 诏zhào(literary) to admonish · (bound form) imperial edict

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How to pronounce 下诏

下诏

xià zhào

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