劝

To advise in Chinese: 劝 (quàn)

quàn

to advise

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 勸2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to advise
  2. 2to urge
  3. 3to try to persuade
  4. 4to exhort
  5. 5to console
  6. 6to soothe

Stroke order

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劝

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄩㄢˋ

quàn

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

劝

Simplified

勸

Traditional

Example sentences

See 劝 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们试着劝了他。

    wǒ men shì zhe quàn le tā。

    We tried to persuade him.

  • 我劝告你别吃那个。

    wǒ quàn gào nǐ bié chī nà ge。

    I'd advise you not to eat it.

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Related words

劝告

quàn gào

to advise

劝说

quàn shuō

to persuade

劝阻

quàn zǔ

to advise against

缺乏

quē fá

to lack

绕

rào

to wind

人物

rén wù

person

忍不住

rěn bu zhù

cannot help

软件

ruǎn jiàn

(computer) software

洒

sǎ

to sprinkle

杀

shā

to kill

沙漠

shā mò

desert

傻

shǎ

foolish

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