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劝导 (quàn dǎo) — to advise, to persuade (someone to do something)

Definition

劝导 means to advise or persuade someone, usually by patient reasoning, to change their behavior or attitude. Stronger than 建议 (suggest) — it implies actively guiding someone toward a decision.

verb
to adviseto persuade (someone to do something)

Examples

  • 劝导。
    Lǎo shī nài xīn dì quàn dǎo xué shēng bú yào fàng qì xué xí.
    The teacher patiently advised the students not to give up studying.
  • 劝导，。
    Jīng guò duō cì quàn dǎo, tā zhōng yú tóng yì qù yī yuàn jiǎn chá.
    After many rounds of persuasion, he finally agreed to go to the hospital for a check-up.
  • 劝导。
    Péng you quàn dǎo tā gǎi diào áo yè de xí guàn.
    His friend advised him to break the habit of staying up late.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

劝quànadvise
导dǎoguide

劝 means advise and 导 means guide; together they express persuading someone toward a course.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 勸; 劝 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn勸quàn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 勸 pairs 力 (strength) with 雚 as a sound part; the simplified 劝 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 劝 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →
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