劝说
quàn shuō
Pinyin

Definition

劝说
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quàn shuō
  1. to persuade
  2. persuasion
  3. to advise

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

chuán shuō
  1. 1 legend
  2. 2 folklore
  3. 3 to repeat from mouth to mouth
  4. 4 they say that...
shuì
  1. 1 to persuade
zài shuō
  1. 1 to say again
  2. 2 to put off a discussion until later
  3. 3 moreover
  4. 4 what's more
  5. 5 besides
quàn
  1. 1 to advise
  2. 2 to urge
  3. 3 to try to persuade
  4. 4 to exhort
  5. 5 to console
  6. 6 to soothe
xiǎo shuō
  1. 1 novel
  2. 2 fiction
  3. 3 CL:本[běn],部[bù]
jù shuō
  1. 1 it is said that
  2. 2 reportedly
tīng shuō
  1. 1 to hear (sth said)
  2. 2 one hears (that)
  3. 3 hearsay
  4. 4 listening and speaking
jiě shuō
  1. 1 to explain
  2. 2 to comment
sù shuō
  1. 1 to recount
  2. 2 to tell of
  3. 3 to relate
  4. 4 (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
shuō bu dìng
  1. 1 can't say for sure
  2. 2 maybe
shuō chū
  1. 1 to speak out
  2. 2 to declare (one's view)
shuō dào
  1. 1 to talk about
  2. 2 to mention
  3. 3 (preposition) as for
shuō hǎo
  1. 1 to come to an agreement
  2. 2 to complete negotiations
shuō míng
  1. 1 to explain
  2. 2 to illustrate
  3. 3 to indicate
  4. 4 to show
  5. 5 to prove
  6. 6 explanation
  7. 7 directions
  8. 8 caption
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
shuō fú
  1. 1 to persuade
  2. 2 to convince
  3. 3 to talk sb over
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [shuì fú]
shuō fǎ
  1. 1 to expound Buddhist teachings
shuō huà
  1. 1 to speak
  2. 2 to say
  3. 3 to talk
  4. 4 to gossip
  5. 5 to tell stories
  6. 6 talk
  7. 7 word
shuō shuo
  1. 1 to say sth
shuō huǎng
  1. 1 to lie
  2. 2 to tell an untruth
shuō qǐ
  1. 1 to mention
  2. 2 to bring up (a subject)
  3. 3 with regard to
  4. 4 as for

Idioms (20)

不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
二话不说
èr huà bù shuō
  1. 1 not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection
  2. 2 without demur
但说无妨
dàn shuō wú fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
劝善惩恶
quàn shàn chéng è
  1. 1 to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice
  2. 2 you get what's coming to you
口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
  1. 1 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement
  2. 2 just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
  1. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
好说歹说
hǎo shuō dǎi shuō
  1. 1 to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to reason with sb in every way possible
是啥说啥
shì shá shuō shá
  1. 1 call a spade a spade (idiom)
无话可说
wú huà kě shuō
  1. 1 to have nothing to say (idiom)
众说纷揉
zhòng shuō fēn róu
  1. 1 lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ
  2. 2 controversial matters
众说纷纭
zhòng shuō fēn yún
  1. 1 opinions differ (idiom)
睁眼说瞎话
zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà
  1. 1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk drivel
睁着眼睛说瞎话
zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà
  1. 1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk drivel
站着说话不腰疼
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
  1. 1 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
  2. 2 to be an armchair expert
  3. 3 to blabber on
胡诌乱说
hú zhōu luàn shuō
  1. 1 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
能说会道
néng shuō huì dào
  1. 1 can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
自不必说
zì bù bì shuō
  1. 1 to not need dwell on (idiom)

Sample Sentences

对,也不对,礼记和论语都谈到,如果看到父母犯错,必须恭敬地劝说,父母不高兴的时候就先不说,等他高兴的时候再继续劝说,但如果父母已经犯罪了,那又有不同的处理方式,无论如何不能伤害父母或是逾越做子女的本分,更不能放任父母犯罪,因为那也会令父母蒙羞。
duì ,yě bù duì ,Lǐjì hé Lúnyǔ dōu tándào ,rúguǒ kàndào fùmǔ fàncuò ,bìxū gōngjìng de quànshuō ,fùmǔ bù gāoxìng de shíhou jiù xiān bù shuō ,děng tā gāoxìng de shíhou zài jìxù quànshuō ,dàn rúguǒ fùmǔ yǐjīng fànzuì le ,nà yòu yǒu bùtóng de to take care of fāngshì ,wúlùnrúhé bùnéng shānghài fùmǔ huòshì yúyuè zuò zǐnǚ de běnfèn ,gèng bùnéng fàngrèn fùmǔ fànzuì ,yīnwèi nà yě huì lǐng fùmǔ méngxiū 。
Yes and no, the Book of Rites and the Analects of Confucius both mention that if you see your parents make mistakes, you should advise them respectfully. If they get upset then you need to stop advising them for a while, when they're happy again then you should continue to advise them, but if your parents have already engaged in criminal behavior, then there is a different way to deal with things. Whatever you do you can't hurt your parents or overstep your role as their child, but you can also not let your parents committ crimes unfettered, because that is also letting your parents suffer shame.
她不听劝说,一定要去参加游行。
tā bù tīng quànshuō ,yīdìng yào qù cānjiā yóuxíng 。
She didn't listen to my advice. She's definitely going to join the protest.
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律师劝说他接受法院调解。
lǜshī quànshuō tā jiēshòu fǎyuàn tiáojiě 。
The lawyer suggests that he accept the court's settlement.
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劝说”和“劝”差不多,但是“劝说”比较正式。
quànshuō ”hé “quàn ”chàbuduō ,dànshì “quànshuō ”bǐjiào zhèngshì 。
Quànshuō and quàn are pretty much the same, but quànshuō is more formal.
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