劝说 meaning in English

quànshuō

to persuade; persuasion

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 勸說13 strokes

Meaning of 劝说

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

quànshuō
  1. to persuade
  2. persuasion
  3. to advise

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

劝 quàn · to advise · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

说 shuō · to speak · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 劝说.

说话shuōhuàto speak; to say
听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
说明shuōmíngto explain; to illustrate
小说xiǎoshuōnovel; fiction
比如说bǐrú shuōfor example
传说chuánshuōlegend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
据说jùshuōit is said that; reportedly
说服shuōfúto persuade; to convince
说不定shuōbudìngcan't say for sure; maybe
一般来说yībānláishuōgenerally speaking
说法shuōfǎto expound Buddhist teachings
再说zàishuōto say again; to put off a discussion until later

Questions about 劝说

What does 劝说 mean?

劝说 (quànshuō) means "to persuade; persuasion" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 劝说?

劝说 is made of 2 characters: 劝 (4 strokes), 说 (9 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 劝说 an HSK word?

Yes. 劝说 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 劝说 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 劝说 is written 勸說.