Meaning
to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; exhort
Chinese: 劝说、劝告。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “quan” becomes a different word in each tone. 劝 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 劝说quàn shuōto persuade; persuasion; to advise
- 劝告quàn gàoto advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation
- 劝阻quàn zǔto advise against; to dissuade
- 劝和quàn héto mediate; to urge peace
- 劝动quàn dòngto incite
Example Sentence
我劝他早点儿休息，别熬夜了。Wǒ quàn tā zǎo diǎnr xiū xi, bié áo yè le.I advised him to rest early and not stay up late.
我wǒI劝quànto advise他he早点儿zǎo diǎn ra bit earlier休息xiū xirest，别biéto leave熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all nig了le(completed action)。