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嘱咐 (zhǔ fù) — to urge earnestly, to exhort, to advise with concern

Definition

嘱咐 is to earnestly urge or tell someone what to do, often a senior to a junior (parent, teacher). It implies care or worry, softer than 吩咐 (which is more like giving an order).

verb
to urge earnestlyto exhortto advise with concern

Examples

  • 嘱咐。
    Lǎo shī zài sān zhǔ fù wǒ men kǎo shì qián yào hǎo hǎo fù xí.
    The teacher repeatedly urged us to review well before the exam.
  • 嘱咐。
    Bà ba zhǔ fù wǒ zài wài miàn yào zhù yì ān quán.
    Dad told me to be careful outside.
  • ，嘱咐。
    Lín xíng qián, mǔ qīn yòu zhǔ fù le jǐ jù.
    Before leaving, my mother added a few more words of advice.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

嘱zhǔto tell/instruct
咐fùto tell/instruct

嘱 and 咐 both carry the sense of telling or instructing, so the word emphasizes earnestly urging someone.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
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.

Open 嘱 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
付
付fù咐
Same sound today

In 咐, the left part 口 means mouth, and the right part 付 provides the sound fù.

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 5Communication & Speech

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