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HSK
7-9

to persuade

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

quan4shuo1 quànshuō

Meaning


Primary

to persuade

Alternatives

persuade, persuading, persuades, persuaded, to advise, advise, persuasion

Mnemonic


When you 劝说 persuade someone to do something, you 说 speak to them so that they can listen to what you 劝 advise.

Usage


老师 劝说 我 学习 中文。

The teacher persuaded me to learn Chinese.

劝说 他 戒 烟。

Persuade him to stop smoking.

他 劝说 我 参加 他 的 公司。

He persuaded me to join his company.

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