谆谆

諄諄

zhūnzhūn

adjective #47,117

Meanings

HSK 6

老师谆谆教导我们要做诚实的人。

Lǎoshī zhūnzhūn jiàodǎo wǒmen yào zuò chéngshi de rén.

Our teacher earnestly taught us to be honest people.

HSK 7-9

临行前，母亲谆谆嘱咐我要照顾好自己。

Línxíng qián, mǔqin zhūnzhūn zhǔfu wǒ yào zhàogu hǎo zìjǐ.

Before I left, my mother earnestly urged me to take good care of myself.

history

From the Book of Songs: 诲尔谆谆，听我藐藐 ‘I teach you earnestly, but you hardly listen’. Today it goes with 教导 ‘to teach’, 告诫 ‘to warn’ and 嘱咐 ‘to urge’.

谆 zhūn