耳提面命 ěr tí miàn mìng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to give sincere advice (idiom)
  2. to exhort earnestly

CHARACTERS

耳 ěr
HSK 3
ear; merely, only; handle
提 tí
HSK 3
hold in hand; lift in hand
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
命 mìng
HSK 4
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction