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耵聍

Word · VerbTraditional叮嚀

urge; admonish; exhort

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to urge earnestly; to admonish repeatedly; to give detailed instructions

literary

Often used by elders to juniors or when parting.

Mǔ母
qin亲
dīng叮
níng咛
tā他
lù路
shàng上
yào要
zhù注
yì意
ān安
quán全
 。

His mother exhorted him to be careful on the road.

Lǎo老
shī师
qiān千
dīng叮
níng咛
wàn万
zhǔ嘱
fù咐
 ,
yào要
wǒ我
men们
rèn认
zhēn真
kǎo考
shì试
 。

The teacher repeatedly admonished us to take the exam seriously.

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Tā他
dài带
zhe着
fù父
mǔ母
de的
dīng叮
níng咛
tà踏
shàng上
le了
qù去
yuǎn远
fāng方
qiú求
xué学
de的
lù路
 。

He embarked on the journey to study far away, carrying his parents' earnest instructions.