Chinese word

劝阻

Pronunciation

Pinyinquàn zǔ

Meaning

  • verbdissuade

Example

我一直劝阻他不要冒险。wǒ yì zhí quàn zǔ tā bú yào mào xiǎn

I kept trying to dissuade him from taking risks.

Illustration for 劝阻 (dissuade)

More examples

虽然朋友们都极力劝阻他，他还是决定出国留学。suī rán péng yǒu men dōu jí lì quàn zǔ tā tā hái shì jué dìng chū guó liú xué

Although all his friends strongly dissuaded him, he still decided to study abroad.

Core concept

A speaker places a verbal barrier in front of another person's plan, trying to make the plan stop.

Common phrases

  • 极力劝阻他jí lì quàn zǔ tā

    strongly dissuade him

  • 劝阻别人quàn zǔ bié rén

    dissuade others

Similar words

劝说quàn shuō: Persuades someone by explaining the reasons or facts behind a matter.
劝告quàn gào: Gives someone advice or a warning meant to change an action or attitude.
劝导quàn dǎo: Uses words to guide someone toward a better action or attitude.
阻止zú zhǐ: Uses force or another direct method to stop an action or prevent it.

Definition in Chinese

通过劝说使人放弃某个打算或终止某种行为，从而达到制止的目的。tōng guò quàn shuō shǐ rén fàng qì mǒu gè dǎ suàn huò zhōng zhǐ móu zhǒng xíng wéi cóng ér dá dào zhì zhǐ de mù dì

Word origin

In 劝阻 (quànzǔ, "dissuade"), 劝 (quàn, "persuade") supplies the method and 阻 (zǔ, "stop") supplies the goal, creating a compound for verbal prevention.

Usage tips

  • The word describes an effort to change a decision while leaving the other person free to choose, so it fits warnings and personal advice rather than direct control.

Other meanings

  • stopverb
  • hold backverb

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