persuade; console; comfort
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to comfort; to console; to persuade to calm down
Typically used when someone is upset, angry, or in conflict, to help them feel better or resolve the situation.
Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
péng朋
you友
chǎo吵
jià架
jiě解
quàn劝
。
She is trying to mediate and calm down her friends who are arguing.
Kàn看
dào到
mǔ母
qīn亲
nán难
guò过
，
tā他
jìn尽
lì力
jiě解
quàn劝
。
Seeing his mother sad, he did his best to comfort her.
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Lín邻
lǐ里
fā发
shēng生
jiū纠
fēn纷
shí时
，
jū居
wěi委
huì会
de的
rén人
cháng常
lái来
jiě解
quàn劝
。
When disputes occur in the neighborhood, community committee members often come to mediate.