叮嘱 (dīng zhǔ) — to urge repeatedly, to exhort earnestly | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

叮嘱 means to urge or remind someone earnestly and repeatedly, with warm personal concern — stronger and more emotional than 提醒 (a neutral nudge) and 嘱咐 (similar but less insistent).

verb

to urge repeatedlyto exhort earnestly

Examples

叮嘱。
Fù qīn dīng zhǔ wǒ yào nǔ lì xué xí.
My father urged me to study hard.
叮嘱。
Jiào liàn dīng zhǔ duì yuán men zhù yì ān quán.
The coach urged the team members to pay attention to safety.
叮嘱。
Yī shēng dīng zhǔ bìng rén àn shí chī yào.
The doctor urged the patient to take medicine on time.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

叮dīngurge/admonish

嘱zhǔinstruct/urge

“叮” and “嘱” both carry the idea of earnestly urging or advising; combined they mean repeated, heartfelt exhortation.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

丁口叮

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng叮dīng

Same sound today

叮 combines 口, the mouth, with 丁, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 囑; 嘱 is its simplified writing.

口屬囑

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

屬

屬shǔ囑zhǔ

Same sound today

The traditional form 囑 pairs 口 (mouth) with 屬 as a sound part. The simplified 嘱 is a shorthand, so its right side is not that sound part.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6

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