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叮嘱

to urge repeatedly

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ding1zhu3 • dīngzhǔ

Meaning

Primary

to urge repeatedly

Alternatives

urge repeatedly, urges repeatedly, urging repeatedly, urged repeatedly

Mnemonic

叮嘱 To urge repeatedly is 嘱 to urge someone to do something repeatedly, and when they still don't follow your advice, 叮 stinging them with a pin until they hopefully finally listen.

Usage

医生 叮嘱 他 每天 吃 药。

The doctor urged repeatedly for him to take his medicine every day.

妈妈 叮嘱 我 要 小心 过 马路。

Mom urged repeatedly to be careful crossing the road.

他 出门 前 叮嘱 我 记得 锁门。

He urged repeatedly for me to lock the door before he left.