劝 / 勸
quàn
Meaning
- to advise
- to urge
- to try to persuade
- to exhort
- to console · to soothe
Example sentences
他劝她去报警。
他勸她去報警。
tā quàn tā qù bào jǐng。
He advised her to call the police.
我努力劝他远离那个计划，但是他不听。
我努力勸他遠離那個計劃，但是他不聽。
wǒ nǔ lì quàn tā yuǎn lí nà ge jì huà， dàn shì tā bù tīng。
I tried to persuade him to stay away from that plan, but he wouldn't listen.
我劝你告诉他实话。
我勸你告訴他實話。
wǒ quàn nǐ gào sù tā shí huà。
I advise you to tell him the truth.