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三令五申

sān lìng wǔ shēn

4-character word

What 三令五申 means

1. to order again and again (idiom)

The characters in 三令五申

• 三sānthree; 3
• 令lìngto order; to command; an order
• 五wǔfive; 5
• 申shēnto extend; to state; to explain

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