dissuade; advise against
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to dissuade; to advise against; to劝阻 someone from doing something
formalA more formal or literary variant of 劝阻. Often used in written Chinese or formal speech.
Tā他
jí极
lì力
quàn劝
zhǐ止
wǒ我
bù不
yào要
qù去
mào冒
xiǎn险
。
He strongly advised me against taking the risk.
Suī虽
rán然
jiā家
rén人
zài再
sān三
quàn劝
zhǐ止
，
dàn但
tā他
hái还
shì是
jiān坚
chí持
jǐ己
jiàn见
。
Although his family repeatedly tried to dissuade him, he still stuck to his own opinion.
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Yī医
sheng生
yán严
sù肃
de地
quàn劝
zhǐ止
tā他
jì继
xù续
xī吸
yān烟
。
The doctor sternly advised him against continuing to smoke.