三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to order again and again (idiom)

CHARACTERS

三 sān
HSK 1
three
令 lìng
HSK 5
command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
五 wǔ
HSK 1
five; surname
申 shēn
HSK 4
to state to a superior, report; extend; 9th terrestrial branch