Chinese word dictionary

劝退

quàn tuì · to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)

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Word information

Simplified劝退

Traditional勸退

Pinyinquàn tuì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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劝quàn

to recommend, to advise; to urge, to exhort

退tuì

to retreat, to step back, to withdraw

How to learn 劝退

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Words with the same characters

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劝quàn

to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe

退tuì

to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline

退出tuìchū

to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)

退还tuìhuán

to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate

退休tuìxiū

to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

后退hòutuì

to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat