劝 quàn

recommend, advise, urge

HSK 5 #1562

DEFINITIONS

  • recommend, advise, urge
  • to advise
  • to urge
  • to try to persuade
  • to exhort
  • to console
  • to soothe

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WORDS

劝农使 quàn nóng shǐ envoy charge with promoting agriculture (in Han dynasty)
劝酒 quàn jiǔ to urge sb to drink alcohol
劝驾 quàn jià to urge sb to accept a post; to urge sb to agree to do sth
哀劝 āi quàn to persuade by all possible means; to implore
哄劝 hǒng quàn to coax
小三劝退师 xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee
屡劝不听 lǚ quàn bù tīng refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible
惩恶劝善 chéng è quàn shàn see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[cheng2 e4 yang2 shan4]
禄劝 lù quàn Luquan Yizu Miaozu autonomous county in Yunnan
禄劝彝族苗族自治县 lù quàn yí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn Luquan Yi and Miao autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
禄劝县 lù quàn xiàn Luquan Yi and Miao autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
解劝 jiě quàn to soothe; to pacify; to mollify; to mediate (in a dispute etc)
劝善戒恶 quàn shàn jiè è advocating for goodness and against evil; promoting virtuous behavior and discouraging misconduct
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