Chinese word

嘱咐

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǔ fù

Meaning

  • verbtell

Example

老师嘱咐我们按时交作业。lǎo shī zhǔ fù wǒ men àn shí jiāo zuò yè

The teacher told us to turn in our homework on time.

Illustration for 嘱咐 (tell)

More examples

出差前，他嘱咐妻子照看好孩子。chū chāi qián tā zhǔ fù qī zǐ zhào kàn hǎo hái zi

Before leaving on a business trip, he told his wife to take good care of the child.

Core concept

A clear task-related message passed to someone with an expectation of follow-through.

Common phrases

  • 嘱咐不要外出zhǔ fù bú yào wài chū

    tell someone not to go out

  • 嘱咐照看好孩子zhǔ fù zhào kàn hǎo hái zi

    tell someone to take good care of the child

Similar words

吩咐fēn fù: Giving a person a specific task or action to do in a direct way.
嘱托zhǔ tuō: Entrusting a matter to someone and asking them to handle it.
提醒tí xǐng: Pointing out something important or easy to forget so that someone remembers it.
指示zhǐ shì: Giving clear directions about what to do or how to do it, with the expectation of compliance.

Definition in Chinese

口头或书面上提醒或交代别人去做某事，通常带有希望对方遵照办理的含义。kǒu tóu huò shū miàn shàng tí xǐng huò jiāo dài bié rén qù zuò mǒu shì tōng cháng dài yǒu xī wàng duì fāng zūn zhào bàn lǐ de hán yì

Word origin

The compound 嘱咐 (zhǔfù, "to give a charge") joins 嘱 (zhǔ, "to entrust") and 咐 (fù, "to instruct"), linking speech with a duty placed in another person's hands.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, it commonly appears around practical tasks, while a simple fact or casual piece of information usually needs a different expression.

Other meanings

  • adviseverb
  • warnverb

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