劝告
quàngào
to advise; advice
Characters in this word
告 gào
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 父亲的劝告当时听起来刺耳，几年后他才明白其中的分寸。 Fùqīn de quàngào dāngshí tīng qǐlái cì'ěr, jǐ nián hòu tā cái míngbai qízhōng de fēncùn. His father's advice sounded harsh at the time; only years later did he understand its sense of proportion.
- 医生劝告他不要长时间熬夜，要多休息。 Yīshēng quàngào tā bú yào cháng shíjiān áoyè, yào duō xiūxi. The doctor advised him not to stay up late for long periods and to rest more.
- 我不听朋友的劝告，结果后悔了。 Wǒ bú tīng péngyou de quàngào, jiéguǒ hòuhuǐ le. I didn't listen to my friend's advice, and as a result I regretted it.
Related words
- 劝 quàn to advise; to persuade
- 劝说 quànshuō to persuade
- 劝阻 quànzǔ to dissuade; to advise against
- 告诉 gàosu to tell
- 广告 guǎnggào advertisement
- 报告 bàogào report; speech
- 告别 gàobié to say goodbye
- 转告 zhuǎngào to pass on a message
- 公告 gōnggào official notice
- 警告 jǐnggào to warn; warning
- 被告 bèigào defendant
- 告 gào to tell; to sue; to accuse