to instruct

• 按照某人的吩咐

  following someone's instructions

• 你有什么吩咐？

  Do you have any instructions?

• 随你吩咐吧！

  As you wish!

• 母亲吩咐他早些回家。

  His mother told him to come home earlier.

• 父亲吩咐大儿子务必在月底以前赶回来。

  The father told his eldest son that he must hurry back before the end of the month.

• 我们俩做什么，请你吩咐。

  Please tell us what we should do.