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admonish

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

zhen1 zhēn

Meaning


Primary

admonish

Alternatives

admonishes, admonished, admonishing, admonishment

Mnemonic


[zh-] James Bond is in [1] front of the [-(e)n] infirmary where he is 箴 admonishing the nurses and doctors for not treating him with the respect that he is due as a famous secret agent. The nurses and doctors return his 箴 admonishment with shots of ⺮ bamboo from 咸 blowguns they all carry on themselves. James runs away from the infirmary, regretting his 箴 admonishment.

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