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劝阻

劝阻 (quàn zǔ): Dissuade / discourage (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

劝阻 consists of 2 characters.

advise; urge; try to persuade

to hinder, obstruct, or block

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Pinyinquàn zǔ

MeaningDissuade / discourage

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word劝阻

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3.

How to Use 劝阻 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 劝阻 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

bù不

tīng听

quàn劝

zǔ阻

neutral

not heed dissuasion

quàn劝

zǔ阻

péng朋

you友

neutral

dissuade a friend

Subject + Verbwith无效

quàn劝

zǔ阻

wú无

xiào效

Adverb + Verbwith极力

jí极

lì力

quàn劝

zǔ阻

4.

Example Sentences with 劝阻

mā妈

mā妈

quàn劝

zǔ阻

wǒ我

bú不

yào要

neutral

dissuasion ineffective

formal

strongly dissuade

chī吃

tài太

duō多

táng糖

。

Mom advised me not to eat too much candy.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

wǒ我

men们

jí极

lì力

quàn劝

zǔ阻

，

tā他

réng仍

jiān坚

chí持

yào要

tóu投

zī资

nà那

ge个

gāo高

fēng风

xiǎn险

xiàng项

mù目

。

Despite our strong dissuasion, he still insisted on investing in that high-risk project.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

bú不

quàn劝

zǔ阻

tā他

jiǔ酒

hòu后

jià驾

chē车

ne呢

？

Why didn't you discourage him from driving after drinking?

péng朋

yǒu友

quàn劝

zǔ阻

tā他

bú不

yào要

áo熬

yè夜

wán玩

yóu游

xì戏

。

Friends advised him not to stay up late playing games.

miàn面

duì对

tā他

de的

gù固

zhí执

，

rèn任

hé何

quàn劝

zǔ阻

sì似

hū乎

dōu都

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

。

In the face of his stubbornness, any attempt to dissuade him seems futile.

yī医

shēng生

nài耐

xīn心

dì地

quàn劝

zǔ阻

huàn患

zhě者

，

jiàn建

yì议

tā他

cǎi采

qǔ取

gèng更

jiàn健

kāng康

de的

shēng生

huó活

fāng方

shì式

。

The doctor patiently discouraged the patient, advising him to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

lǎo老

shī师

quàn劝

zǔ阻

xué学

shēng生

men们

bú不

yào要

zài在

kǎo考

shì试

qián前

lín临

shí时

bào抱

fó佛

jiǎo脚

。

The teacher advised the students not to cram for the exam at the last minute.

suī虽

rán然

wǒ我

men们

duō多

cì次

quàn劝

zǔ阻

，

dàn但

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

bù不

tīng听

，

fǎn反

ér而

jiā加

kuài快

le了

xíng行

dòng动

de的

bù步

fá伐

。

Although we dissuaded him many times, he not only didn't listen but instead accelerated his course of action.

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阻拦zǔlánHSK 6
阻挠zǔnáoHSK 6
阻挡zǔ dǎngHSK 6
阻碍zǔ àiHSK 6
阻力zǔlìHSK 7-9
风雨无阻fēng yǔ wú zǔHSK 7-9