谆谆 (zhūn zhūn) — (adverb, formal) earnestly and repeatedly; tirelessly (often used before verbs like 教导 or 告诫)

Definition

Formal bound form meaning 'earnestly and repeatedly' — almost always appears before verbs like 教导, 嘱咐, 告诫 to describe a patient, tireless manner of instructing.

bound form
(adverb, formal) earnestly and repeatedlytirelessly (often used before verbs like 教导 or 告诫)

Examples

  • 谆谆，。
    Lǎo jiào shòu duì xué shēng zhūn zhūn jiào huì, xī wàng dà jiā dōu néng chéng cái.
    The old professor earnestly taught the students, hoping everyone would become talented.
  • 谆谆，。
    Mǔ qīn zhūn zhūn zhǔ fù wǒ, chū mén yào duō jiā xiǎo xīn.
    My mother earnestly urged me to be more careful when going out.
  • 谆谆，。
    Lǐng dǎo zài huì yì shàng zhūn zhūn gào jiè dà jiā, yào lián jié fèng gōng.
    The leader at the meeting earnestly admonished everyone to be honest and upright.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
叠音diéyīnRepeated syllable

One syllable written twice as a single unit of meaning; neither half stands alone.

谆zhūn
谆zhūn

The repeated 谆 sound expresses earnest, tireless urging; the characters do not carry separate meanings here.

Sound-only characters

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 諄; 谆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
𦎧
𦎧𦎧諄zhūn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 諄 pairs 言 (speech) with 𦎧, which gives the pronunciation; the simplified 谆 is a later abbreviation.

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 諄; 谆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
𦎧
𦎧𦎧諄zhūn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 諄 pairs 言 (speech) with 𦎧, which gives the pronunciation; the simplified 谆 is a later abbreviation.

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