吩 fēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
吩咐
fēnfù
to tell; to instruct
Characters in this word
咐 fù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 领导反复吩咐，涉密文件不得通过私人邮箱传送。 Lǐngdǎo fǎnfù fēnfù, shèmì wénjiàn bù dé tōngguò sīrén yóuxiāng chuánsòng. The leader repeatedly instructed that confidential documents must not be sent through private email accounts.
- 妈妈吩咐我出门前一定要关好煤气。 Māma fēnfù wǒ chūmén qián yídìng yào guān hǎo méiqì. Mum told me to be sure to turn off the gas before leaving the house.
- 老板吩咐秘书把会议提前到下午两点。 Lǎobǎn fēnfù mìshū bǎ huìyì tíqián dào xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn. The boss told the secretary to move the meeting forward to two in the afternoon.
Related words
- 嘱咐 zhǔfù to exhort; to tell repeatedly; to enjoin
- 叮嘱 dīngzhǔ to urge; to exhort; to give repeated instructions
- 打岔 dǎchà to interrupt; to cut in; to change the subject
- 催促 cuīcù to urge; to press; to hasten
- 插嘴 chāzuǐ to interrupt; to butt in
- 督促 dūcù to urge; to supervise
- 胡说 húshuō to talk nonsense
- 敦促 dūncù to urge; to press
- 废话 fèihuà nonsense; empty talk; to talk nonsense
- 哄 hǒng to coax; to deceive
- 嘀咕 dígu to mutter; to murmur under one’s breath
- 吼 hǒu to roar; to shout