劝架 (quàn jià) — to mediate a quarrel, to try to stop a fight (between two people)
Definition
劝架 (quàn jià) means stepping in to calm two people who are fighting or arguing and persuade them to stop. Unlike simple 劝 (advise), 劝架 always targets an ongoing dispute between others.
verb
to mediate a quarrelto try to stop a fight (between two people)
Examples
- ，劝架。Tā men chǎo dé hěn lì hài, méi rén gǎn qù quàn jià.They were arguing fiercely, and no one dared to mediate.
- ，。Wǒ quàn le bàn tiān jià, tā men cái tíng xià lái.I spent ages mediating before they finally stopped.
- ，劝架。Tā pí qi hǎo, jīng cháng bāng péng you quàn jià.He has a good temper and often helps friends mediate quarrels.
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