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劝告

quàn gào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 勸告 Measure word 席

劝告 (quàn gào) means "to advise; to urge; to exhort". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 劝告 means

1. to advise
2. to urge
3. to exhort
4. exhortation
5. advice

The characters in 劝告

• 劝quànto advise; to urge; to try to persuade
• 告gào(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce

Example sentences

• 他不听我的劝告。
  Tā bù tīng wǒ de quàngào.
  He wouldn't listen to my advice.
• 他不肯听我的劝告。
  Tā bù kěn tīng wǒ de quàngào.
  He would not listen to my advice.
• 我劝告你别吃那个。
  I'd advise you not to eat it.
• 你为什么不他的劝告？
  Nǐ wèishénme bù tā de quàngào?
  Why wouldn't you listen to his advice?
• 你为什幺不他的劝告？
  Why wouldn't you listen to his advice?
• 她劝告他不要那样做。
  She advised him against doing it.

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