叮咛

叮嚀
dīngníng
verb #56,180

Meanings

  1. 1 to urge again and again
  2. 2 to give careful instructions; to warn

Examples

HSK 6
Chūmén qián, māma yízài dīngníng wǒ zhùyì ānquán.
Before I left, Mom kept reminding me to be careful.
HSK 7-9
Tā yìzhí jìde fùqīn línzhōng qián de dīngníng.
He always remembered the advice his father gave him on his deathbed.

Tips

usage
叮咛 is gentler and more literary than 叮嘱 or 嘱咐, typically a parent's caring reminders. 千 叮咛 万 嘱咐 means "to tell someone over and over". It is also written 丁宁, the same characters as the name of the table-tennis champion 丁宁.

Stroke Order

叮 dīng
咛 níng