quàn jiè
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  • v.admonish; exhort; expostulate; dissuade

    • tā bǎ wǒ dāng chéng qīn xiōng dì yī yàng shí shí quàn jiè wǒ bāng zhù wǒ

      当成兄弟一样时时劝诫帮助

      She treats me as her own brother and often gives me warnings and help.

    • bù tīng quàn jiè

      劝诫

      repel somebody's admonition

    • tā quàn jiè zhàng fu gǎi diào zài chuáng shang xī yān de xí guàn

      劝诫丈夫改掉习惯

      She expostulated with her husband on his habit of smoking in bed.

    • tā quàn jiè tā men jì xù tuī

      劝诫他们继续

      He exhorted them to keep pushing.

    • tā mǔ qīn quàn jiè tā bù kě tōu lǎn

      母亲劝诫不可偷懒

      His mather admonished him against being lazy.

    • kěn ní dí quàn jiè tīng zhòng yuǎn lí bào lì

      肯尼迪劝诫听众远离暴力

      Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.

    • zhè shì quàn jiè lì zhì chéng wéi xiǎo shuō jiā zhě bù yào diū le zhèng yè de yī zhǒng wēn hé fāng shì

      劝诫立志成为小说家不要丢了正业温和方式

      It's a kind way of telling aspiring novelists, "Don't give up the day job".

    • nài xīn quàn jiè

      耐心劝诫

      patiently exhort

    • bǐ ěr de fù qīn gěi bǐ ěr jiǎng le nà ge bù kěn chī fàn de xiǎo hái r de quàn jiè gù shì

      比尔父亲比尔那个吃饭小孩儿劝诫故事

      Bill's father told him the cautionary tale of the little boy who wouldn't eat his food.

Word usage

  • Note
    "劝诫" cannot be written as "劝戒".