受命

Traditional form:

受命

Pinyin (reading):

shòumìng

Definitions:

• ordained or appointed to a post
• to benefit from counsel

Characters:

• 受 - to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

Traditional characters:

• 受 - to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction