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叮囑

to urge repeatedly

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ding1zhu3 • dīngzhǔ

Meaning

Primary

to urge repeatedly

Alternatives

urge repeatedly, urges repeatedly, urging repeatedly, urged repeatedly

Mnemonic

叮囑 To urge repeatedly is 囑 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

醫生 叮囑 他 每天 吃 藥。

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

媽媽 叮囑 我 要 小心 過 馬路。

Mom urged repeatedly to be careful crossing the road.

他 出門 前 叮囑 我 記得 鎖門。

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