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千叮万嘱 — “To give repeated and earnest instructions”

千叮万嘱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give repeated and earnest instructions”. To caution someone meticulously again and again, emphasizing the importance of the matter. Literally, “a thousand admonitions, ten thousand injunctions”.

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千叮万嘱 Pronunciation and Pinyin

千叮万嘱 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
千
qiān3thousand, many
叮
dīng5repeatedly urge or sting
万
wàn3ten thousand
嘱
zhǔ15entrust, advise, instruct

Example Sentence with 千叮万嘱

出发前,奶奶千叮万嘱,要我路上小心,多加保重。
Before setting off, Grandma repeatedly and earnestly cautioned me to be careful on the journey and take good care of myself.

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Synonyms of 千叮万嘱

  • qiān千dīng叮níng咛,,wàn万zhǔ嘱fù咐repeatedly and earnestly advise

More idioms starting with 千

  • qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are invaluable
  • qiān千sī丝wàn万lǚ缕numerous intricate and complex connections
  • qiān千chéng乘wàn万qí骑Magnificent array of chariots and cavalry
  • qiān千shèng乘zhī之guó国A powerful feudal state
  • qiān千chéng乘zhī之wáng王A paramount sovereign or emperor
  • qiān千le了wàn万dàng当everything properly settled and arranged
  • qiān千liǎo了bǎi百liǎo了Everything is settled
  • qiān千liǎo了bǎi百dàng当Everything properly arranged and settled
  • qiān千rén人yī一miàn面all the same; lacking originality
  • qiān千rén人suǒ所zhǐ指universally condemned
  • qiān千rén人nuò诺nuò诺,,bù不rú如yī一shì士è谔è谔One honest critic is better than a thousand yes-men
  • qiān千chóu仇wàn万hèn恨countless grudges and deep hatred

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Questions about 千叮万嘱

What does 千叮万嘱 mean?

千叮万嘱 (qiān dīng wàn zhǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give repeated and earnest instructions”.

How do you pronounce 千叮万嘱?

千叮万嘱 is pronounced qiān dīng wàn zhǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 千叮万嘱 literally mean?

Literally, 千叮万嘱 means “a thousand admonitions, ten thousand injunctions”. It is used to mean “to give repeated and earnest instructions”.

What is the Chinese definition of 千叮万嘱?

再三再四地嘱咐。表示对嘱咐的事情极重视。

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