Definition & Meaning

admonish; advise

Word usage

guī quàn

规 劝

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v.admonish; advise
- jīng guò duō cì guī quàn tā réng wú huǐ gǎi zhī yì
  经过多次规劝，他仍无悔改之意。
  He didn't show any repentance in spite of the many warnings.
- shàn yì guī quàn
  善意规劝
  give well-meaning advice
- wěi wěi guī quàn
  娓娓规劝
  soft-voiced admonition
- jiù mǒu rén de huài xí guàn jìn xíng guī quàn
  就某人的坏习惯进行规劝
  remonstrate with somebody about his bad habits
- guī quàn péng you
  规劝朋友
  remonstrate with one's friend
- guī quàn nián qīng rén shēn zào
  规劝年轻人深造
  exhort young men to further education
- zhèng yán guī quàn
  正言规劝
  right and proper admonition
- wǒ men guī quàn qiè zéi xiàng jǐng fāng tóu àn zì shǒu
  我们规劝窃贼向警方投案自首。
  We advised the burglar to surrender himself to the police.
synonym
quàn gào劝告 fèng quàn奉劝 quàn dǎo劝导

Word usage

Note
"规劝" is different from "劝说". The target of "规劝" is usually the person who has made mistakes; the target of "劝说" is not subject to this restriction.

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