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嘱咐 vs 吩咐

/ zhǔfù vs fēnfù /
Strokes

Formula

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嘱咐嘱咐 (ABAB)

Definition

嘱咐 and 吩咐 both are Verbs, which means [tell; instruct; exhort].

Example

嘱咐 and 吩咐 both mean" to tell sb. one's request and have him or her act accordingly".
1
ma
妈妈
zhǔ
嘱咐
  
(
fēn
吩咐
  
)
le
gōu
  
,
jiù
shàngbān
上班
le
  

The mother exhorted him a little and went to work.

2
jīng
已经
zhǔ
嘱咐
  
(
fēn
吩咐
  
)
hǎo
好几
le
  
,
chū
出去
dìng
一定
yào
suǒmén
锁门
  

I exhorted her many times that she must lock the door when she left.

3
Dàifu
大夫
zhǔ
嘱咐
  
(
fēn
吩咐
  
)
jiāshǔ
家属
gěi
bìngrén
病人
duō
shuǐ
喝水
  

The doctor told the relatives of the patient to give more water to the patient.

嘱咐 stresses the senses of asking the person remember what to do.
4
yòu
zhǔ
地嘱
háizi
孩子
  
,
qiānwàn
千万
yào
zhù
注意
ānquán
安全
  

He told the child again and again to be careful of security.

5
妻子
shàngbān
上班
qián
zhǔ
嘱咐
guò
yào
ànshí
按时
chīyào
吃药
  

His wife told him to take medicine on time before she went to work.

6
ma
妈妈
zhǔ
嘱咐
ba
爸爸
xià
le
fēi
飞机
shàng
马上
gěi
jiā
家里
lái
diànhuà
电话
  

My mother told my father to phone home as soon as he boarded off the plane.

吩咐 also demands immediate execution.
7
Yǒu
shénme
什么
shì
nín
jǐnguǎn
尽管
fēn
吩咐
  

Please tell us if you want us to do something.

8
Jīng
经理
fēn
吩附
司机
zài
lóu
ménkǒu
门口
děng
  

The manager told the driver to wait for him at the building gate.

嘱咐 and 吩咐 both words can function as the subject and the object.
9
父母
de
zhǔ
嘱咐
zhòngxīncháng
语重心长
  

Parents' word is meaningful.

10
Háizi
孩子
láoláo
牢牢
zhāo
qīn
母亲
línzhōng
临终
qián
de
zhǔ
嘱咐
  

The child keeps his mother's last instructions in mind forever.

11
Jīng
经理
de
fēn
吩咐
  
,
yīnggāi
应该
zhàobàn
照办
  
,
biè
liǎoshì
了事
  

You should do according the manager's order and do not delay it.

12
Tīng
wán
duìzhǎng
队长
de
fēn
吩咐
  
,
jiā
大家
fēntóu
分头
zhíxíng
执行
  

Everyone takes action after receiving the captain's order.

嘱咐 can be reduplicated into 嘱咐嘱咐; but 吩咐 is rarely so used.
嘱咐嘱咐 (ABAB)
13
Nín
děi
hǎohǎo
好好
zhǔ
嘱咐
zhǔ
嘱咐
  
,
miǎnde
免得
zài
chū
出去
shìshēngfēi
惹是生非
  

You'd better educate him lest he makes troubles.