Definition & Meaning

persuade; advise; talk (somebody) into

Word usage

quàn shuō

劝 说

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NHSK 789－2 DC5 HYJC6

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v.persuade; advise; talk (somebody) into
- quàn shuō le bàn tiān tā cái tīng jìn qu
  劝说了半天，她才听进去。
  She finally came round after lengthy persuasion.
- tā men yǐ jīng quàn shuō guò tā jiào tā fàng qì yuán lái de jì huà
  他们已经劝说过他，叫他放弃原来的计划。
  They've talked him out of his original plan.
- tā men jí lì quàn shuō tā qù dàn wǎng fèi le yī fān kǒu shé
  他们极力劝说他去，但枉费了一番口舌。
  They tried in vain to persuade him to go.
- tīng cóng quàn shuō
  听从劝说
  accept somebody's advice
- chéng kěn quàn shuō
  诚恳劝说
  counsel sincerely
- nài xīn quàn shuō
  耐心劝说
  patiently induce
- rú guǒ quàn shuō bù chéng wǒ men jiù bì xū shǐ yòng wǔ lì
  如果劝说不成，我们就必须使用武力。
  If persuasion fails, we shall have to use force.
- nǐ jué de néng quàn shuō tā dào zhè lǐ lái jiàn wǒ ma
  你觉得能劝说他到这里来见我吗？
  Do you think you could persuade he over to see me?
synonym
quàn gào劝告 fèng quàn奉劝

Word usage

Note
"劝说" is different from "规劝". 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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