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  • 1

    v.try to persuade; induce; advise

    • tā quàn wǒ bié mǎi nà liàng chē

      She advised me not to buy that car.

    • tā shēn tǐ bù hǎo nǐ yīng gāi quàn tā xiū xi xiū xi

      身体应该休息休息

      He is weak in health, so you should talk him into taking a rest.

    • wǒ quàn le bàn tiān tā jiù shì bù tīng

      半天就是

      I spent a long time trying to talk him round, but he just wouldn't listen.

  • 2

    v.fmlencourage

    • quàn shàn

      encourage people to do good

    • quàn xué

      encourage people to learn

    • quàn miǎn

      admonish and encourage

Words and phrases with 劝

  • 劝诱
    [word]induce
  • 劝化
    [word]exhort to do good; collect alms
  • 劝教
    [word]admonish and instruct
  • 劝戒
    [word]admonish
  • 劝服
    [word]persuade
  • 劝驾
    [word]urge somebody to accept a post or an invitation
  • 劝告
    [word]counsel; advice
  • 劝和
    [word]mediate
  • 劝谏
    [word]admonish
  • 劝善戒恶
    [idiom]persuade somebody to do good and dissuade him from doing evil
  • 劝善惩恶
    [idiom]advise to be good and penalize the vicious
  • 劝善规过
    [idiom]exhort somebody to reform himself and urge him to practise virtue

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