叮咛 Traditional form: 叮嚀 Pinyin (reading): dīngníng Definitions: to warn to urge to exhort to give instructions carefully and insistently Characters: 叮 - to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect) 咛 - to enjoin, to instruct; to charge Traditional characters: 叮 - to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect) 嚀 - to enjoin, to instruct; to charge