勸 [劝]

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Pinyin quàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to advise
  2. to urge
  3. to try to persuade
  4. to exhort
  5. to console
  6. to soothe
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to advise/to urge/to try to persuade/to exhort/to console/to soothe/to recommend/to induce/to encourage
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    為​其他人​提供​善意​嘅​意​見​，​希望​對方​接受
    to advise; to urge; to persuade
    • 我勸你唔好多管閒事。
      我劝你唔好多管闲事。
      ngo5 hyun3 nei5 m4 hou2 do1 gun2 haan4 si6.
      I advise you that you should mind your own business.
  2. 動詞
    幫​其他人​減輕​負面​情緒
    to comfort; to explain and alleviate negative feelings
    • 佢好傷心啊，你勸下佢啦。
      佢好伤心啊，你劝下佢啦。
      keoi5 hou2 soeng1 sam1 aa3, nei5 hyun3 haa5 keoi5 laa1.
      He seems very sad. Would you comfort him a bit?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to advise; to urge; to exhort
    • 勸告
      劝告
      quàn gào
      to advise
  2. character
    to encourage; to recommend
  3. character
    to appeal
    • 勸架
      劝架
      quàn jià
      to conciliate (in a fight or quarrel)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. recommend, advise, urge
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    EKS
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    TGKS
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #610
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #184
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #299
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我劝了他戒烟。
    我勸了他戒煙。
    wǒ quàn le tā jiè yān 。
    • I advised him to give up smoking.
  2. Mandarin
    医生劝我戒烟。
    醫生勸我戒煙。
    yī shēng quàn wǒ jiè yān 。
    • The doctor advised me to stop smoking.
  3. Mandarin
    我们试着劝了他。
    我們試着勸了他。
    wǒ men shì zhe quàn le tā 。
    • We tried to persuade him.
  4. Mandarin
    他劝女儿不要跟TOM结婚。
    他勸女兒不要跟TOM結婚。
    tā quàn nǚ ér bù yào gēn tom jié hūn 。
    • He talked his daughter out of marrying Tom.
  5. Mandarin
    他不听我的劝告。
    他不聽我的勸告。
    tā bù tīng wǒ de quàn gào 。
    • He wouldn't listen to my advice.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我劝过佢哋但是冇用。
    我勸過佢哋但是冇用。
    ngo5 hyun3 gwo3 keoi5 dei2 daan6 si6 mou5 jung6 。
    • I tried in vain to persuade them.
  2. Cantonese
    我尝试劝佢哋，但系佢哋唔听。
    我嘗試勸佢哋，但係佢哋唔聽。
    ngo5 soeng4 si3 hyun3 keoi5 dei2 ， daan6 hai6 keoi5 dei2 m4 ting1 。
    • I tried in vain to persuade them.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    劝交
    勸交
    hyun3 gaau1
    • 勸架
    • to mediate between quarrelling parties; to try to calm adversaries
  2. Cantonese
    你唔好死牛一边颈，听吓人劝啦。
    你唔好死牛一邊頸，聽吓人勸啦。
    nei5 m4 hou2 sei2 ngau4 jat1 bin6 geng2, teng1 haa5 jan4 hyun3 laa1.
    • You should stop being so bull-headed, and start listening to others' advice.
  3. Cantonese
    佢今日心情唔好，我劝你唔好焫佢嘞。
    佢今日心情唔好，我勸你唔好焫佢嘞。
    keoi5 gam1 jat6 sam1 cing4 m4 hou2, ngo5 hyun3 nei5 m4 hou2 naat3 keoi5 laak3.
    • He is in a blue mood today. I advise you not to piss him off.
  4. Cantonese
    佢极力劝我唔好买呢啲嘢。
    佢極力勸我唔好買呢啲嘢。
    keoi5 gik6 lik6 hyun3 ngo5 m4 hou2 maai5 ni1 di1 je5.
    • He urged me with the utmost intensity not to purchase this product.
  5. Cantonese
    呢个系我最后嘅劝告，你听唔听由得你。
    呢個係我最後嘅勸告，你聽唔聽由得你。
    ni1 go3 hai6 ngo5 zeoi3 hau6 ge3 hyun3 gou3, nei5 teng1 m4 teng1 jau2 dak1 nei5.
    • This is my last exhortation to you. Take my advice or not, it's your call.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    喺老师百般劝解之下，佢仍然唔肯讲出真相，令到老师万般无奈。
    喺老師百般勸解之下，佢仍然唔肯講出真相，令到老師萬般無奈。
    hai2 lou5 si1 baak3 bun1 hyun3 gaai2 zi1 haa6, keoi5 jing4 jin4 m4 hang2 gong2 ceot1 zan1 soeng3, ling6 dou3 lou5 si1 maan6 bun1 mou4 noi6.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    劝告
    勸告
    quàn gào
    • to advise
  2. Mandarin
    劝架
    勸架
    quàn jià
    • to conciliate (in a fight or quarrel)
  3. Mandarin
    我劝他别去，他不听。
    我勸他別去，他不聽。
    wǒ quàn tā bié qù ， tā bù tīng ．
    • I advised him not to go, but he wouldn't listen.
  4. Mandarin
    小三劝退师
    小三勸退師
    xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī
    • one who helps a woman dispel her husband's mistress; mistress dissuader
  5. Mandarin
    被学校劝退
    被學校勸退
    bèi xué xiào quàn tuì
    • to be advised by the school that they should drop out