to urge; to exhort; to repeatedly tell someone to do something
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to exhort repeatedly; to urge earnestly; to enjoin
literaryA literary variant of 叮咛 (dīngníng), carrying the same meaning. Used in formal or written contexts to express earnest, repeated instructions.
Lín临
xíng行
qián前
，
mǔ母
qīn亲
zài再
sān三
dīng丁
níng宁
，
yào要
tā他
zhù注
yì意
ān安
quán全
。
Before his departure, his mother repeatedly urged him to be careful.
Wén文
zhāng章
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
duì对
hòu后
bèi辈
de的
zhūn谆
zhūn谆
dīng丁
níng宁
。
The article is filled with earnest exhortations to the younger generation.
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Tā他
láo牢
jì记
zhe着
lǎo老
shī师
de的
jù句
jù句
dīng丁
níng宁
。
He kept his teacher's every word of exhortation firmly in mind.