Chinese word dictionary

屡劝不听

lǚ quàn bù tīng · (idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible

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Word information

Simplified屡劝不听

Traditional屢勸不聽

Pinyinlǚ quàn bù tīng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

屡lǚ

frequently, often, again and again

劝quàn

to recommend, to advise; to urge, to exhort

不bù

not; no

听tīng

to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey

How to learn 屡劝不听

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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不bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

不客气búkèqi

you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt

不要búyào

don't!; must not

对不起duìbuqǐ

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

好听hǎotīng

pleasant to hear

听tīng

to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])