叮 dīng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
叮嘱
dīngzhǔ
to urge; to exhort; to give repeated instructions
Characters in this word
嘱 zhǔ
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 出发前，导师反复叮嘱学生不要擅自修改原始数据。 Chūfā qián, dǎoshī fǎnfù dīngzhǔ xuéshēng bú yào shànzì xiūgǎi yuánshǐ shùjù. Before departure, the supervisor repeatedly instructed the students not to alter the raw data without authorisation.
- 妈妈叮嘱我下雨天出门要带伞。 Māma dīngzhǔ wǒ xiàyǔ tiān chūmén yào dài sǎn. Mom reminded me to take an umbrella when going out on a rainy day.
- 临走前，爷爷又叮嘱了一遍路上要小心。 Línzǒu qián, yéye yòu dīngzhǔ le yí biàn lùshang yào xiǎoxīn. Just before we left, Grandpa once more urged us to be careful on the road.
Related words
- 遗嘱 yízhǔ will; testament
- 嘱咐 zhǔfù to exhort; to tell repeatedly; to enjoin
- 嘱托 zhǔtuō to entrust; to enjoin; an earnest request
- 催促 cuīcù to urge; to press; to hasten
- 吩咐 fēnfù to tell; to instruct
- 督促 dūcù to urge; to supervise
- 打岔 dǎchà to interrupt; to cut in; to change the subject
- 敦促 dūncù to urge; to press
- 插嘴 chāzuǐ to interrupt; to butt in
- 哄 hǒng to coax; to deceive
- 胡说 húshuō to talk nonsense
- 吼 hǒu to roar; to shout