叮 dīng ㄉㄧㄥ ding1

  • to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc)
  • to say repeatedly
  • to urge insistently
  • to ask repeatedly
  • to stick to a point
  • (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

Stroke order

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Draw 叮 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 被 ( bèi bei6 ) 蚊子 ( wén zi man1 zi2 ) 叮 ( dīng ding1 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    I was bitten by a mosquito.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 被 ( bèi bei6 ) 很 ( hěn han2 ) 多 ( duō do1 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 蚊子 ( wén zi man1 zi2 ) 叮 ( dīng ding1 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    I got a lot of mosquito bites.

  • 真的 ( zhēn de zan1 dik1 ) 不 ( bù bat1 ) 敢 ( gǎn gam2 ) 相信 ( xiāng xìn soeng1 seon3 ) 你 ( nǐ nei5 ) 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 吃 ( chī hek3 ) 医生 醫生 ( yī shēng ji1 sang1 ) 叮嘱 叮囑 ( dīng zhǔ ding1 zuk1 ) 不要 ( bù yào bat1 jiu3 ) 食用 ( shí yòng sik6 jung6 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 东西 東西 ( dōng xī dung1 sai1 )。

    I can't believe you are eating something the doctor has told you repeatedly you shouldn't eat.

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