HSK 5 HSK C5/W3/V5
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劝

/ quàn / 
Strokes

Definition

to advise/to urge/to try to persuade/to exhort/to console/to soothe

Example

As a Verb

encourage; exhort (sb to do good)

1
Quànrénwéishàn
劝人为善

encourage/exhort people to do good

2
Quàn
劝
rén
人
qínjiǎn
勤俭

exhort sb to diligence and thrift

As a Verb

try to persuade; induce; advise; urge

3
Zhèxiē
这些
háizi
孩子
bù
不
yuàn
愿
tīng
听
lǎoshī
老师
de
的
hǎoyánxiāngquàn
好言相劝
  
。

The children would not listen to their teacher's good counsel.

4
Wǒ
我
quàn
劝
tā
他
jièdǔ
戒赌
  
。

I exhorted him to give up gambling.

5
Tā
她
quàn
劝
wǒ
我
biè
别
mǎi
买
nā
那
liàng
辆
chē
车
  
。

She advised me not to buy that car.

6
Tā
他
quàn
劝
wǒ
我
fàngqì
放弃
le
了
zhèxiàng
这项
jìhuà
计划
  
。

He persuaded me out of the plan.

7
Wǎnyánxiāngquàn
婉言相劝

advise/counsel softly

8
Lìquàn
力劝

strongly advise; urge