三令五申 sānlìngwǔshēn to order repeatedly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 三 sān numeralverb many many; several; repeatedly; more than a few times令 lìng noun to order to order; to command; a decree; a warrant or writ五 wǔ numeral five the number five; 5申 shēn again (literary) again; repeatedly; once more