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叮嚀

简叮咛 · 繁叮嚀

Mandarin · pinyin dīng níng

to warn
to urge
to exhort
to give instructions carefully and insistently

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叮: dīng · exhort or enjoin repeatedly
嚀: Look up this written character
咛: níng · enjoin, instruct; charge

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1–2 · ding1 ning2

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verb

to exhort; to urge; to advise repeatedly

noun

repeated advice; urging; admonition

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