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劝
quàn
Main
English Definitionto advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe
Simplified Script劝
Traditional Script勸
Pinyinquàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄑㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hyun3
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
劝告quàngàoto advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice
劝导quàndǎoto advise; to attempt to convince
劝说quànshuōto persuade; persuasion; to advise
劝阻quànzǔto advise against; to dissuade
劝解quànjiěconciliation; mediation; to mollify; to propitiate; to reconcile
Words With Same Tail Word    
奉劝fèngquànmay I offer a bit of advice
规劝guīquànto advise
相劝xiāngquànto persuade; to exhort; to advise
劝劝quànquànto have advised
解劝jiěquànto soothe; to pacify; to mollify; to mediate (in a dispute etc)
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