Meaning of quàn:
quàn
劝
Verb
to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe
Tā zǒng shì shìtú quàn wǒ huàn gōngzuò.
他总是试图劝我换工作。
He always tries to advise me to change jobs.
Tā de péngyǒu quàn tā bùyào fàngqì.
他的朋友劝他不要放弃。
His friends urged him not to give up.
Lǎoshī shìtú quàn tā bù yào fàngqì xuéyè.
老师试图劝他不要放弃学业。
The teacher tried to persuade him not to give up his studies.
Tā shìtú quàn tā de péngyǒu búyào fàngqì.
他试图劝他的朋友不要放弃。
He tried to exhort his friend not to give up.
Tā shìtú quàn wǒ bùyào fàngqì.
她试图劝我不要放弃。
She tried to persuade me not to give up.
Tā shìtú quàn tā lěngjìng xiàlái.
她试图劝他冷静下来。
She tried to soothe him into calming down.
