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嘱

Character · Verb · NounTraditional囑

enjoin; entrust

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to enjoin; to urge; to tell earnestly

formal

Used for telling someone to do something carefully or seriously, often between people who care about each other.

Mā妈
ma妈
chū出
mén门
qián前
zhǔ嘱
fù咐
wǒ我
jì记
de得
suǒ锁
mén门
 。

Mom told me to remember to lock the door before she went out.

Lǎo老
shī师
fǎn反
fù复
zhǔ嘱
fù咐
wǒ我
men们
kǎo考
shì试
shí时
yào要
xì细
xīn心
 。

The teacher repeatedly urged us to be careful during the exam.

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Yī医
shēng生
fǎn反
fù复
dīng叮
zhǔ嘱
huàn患
zhě者
àn按
shí时
fú服
yào药
 。

The doctor repeatedly told the patient to take medication on time.

Tā他
liú留
xià下
yí遗
zhǔ嘱
zhǔ嘱
fù咐
jiā家
rén人
yào要
hǎo好
hǎo好
zhào照
gù顾
nián年
mài迈
de的
fù父
mǔ母
 。

He left a will entrusting his family to take good care of his elderly parents.

Lín临
xíng行
qián前
 ,
nǎi奶
nai奶
zhǔ嘱
fù咐
wǒ我
yào要
duō多
chuān穿
yī衣
fú服
bié别
zhe着
liáng凉
 。

Before I left, Grandma told me to put on more clothes and not catch a cold.

2.

noun

advice; instruction; command

formal

Used as a noun to refer to the specific content of what someone has told you to do.

Tā他
láo牢
jì记
fù父
qīn亲
de的
yí遗
zhǔ嘱
zhǔ嘱
tuō托
 。

He kept his father's dying entrustment in mind.

Qǐng请
yán严
gé格
àn按
zhào照
yī医
shēng生
de的
zhǔ嘱
fù咐
fú服
yào药
 。

Please take medication strictly according to the doctor's instructions.