劝告

勸告

quàngào

verb HSK 7-9 #16,615

Meanings

1 to advise
2 to counsel
3 advice

Characters

to advise; to persuade

to tell; to inform

Literally 'persuade and tell' - to advise someone

Examples

HSK 1

他不听朋友的劝告。

Tā bù tīng péngyou de quàngào.

He doesn't listen to his friends' advice.

HSK 7-9

医生劝告他戒烟。

Yīshēng quàngào tā jièyān.

The doctor advised him to quit smoking.

Tips

usage

劝告 can be both a verb (to advise) and a noun (advice). As a verb it's more formal than 劝 alone. Compare with 建议 (to suggest) which is neutral, while 劝告 implies the speaker is concerned about the listener.

Stroke Order

劝 quàn

告 gào