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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

劝说 [quànshuō]
  1. 1. verb persuade
    他们劝说我们去青岛度假。
    They persuaded us to go on holiday to Qingdao.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

劝说 [quànshuō]
  1. 1. persuade; advise
    我们已经劝说过他,叫他放弃原来的计划。
    We've talked him out of his original plan.
    他听从了我的劝说
    He gave in to my persuasion.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

劝说 [quànshuō]
  1. 1. 说明道理,使人同意
    经再三劝说,他才勉强答应。
  2. 2. 参见"规劝"的提示。

Examples

劝说他良心发现,回头是岸。
try to persuade him to recover his conscience and turn from his evil ways
劝说了半天,他才肯了。
He did not agree until I had talked to him for a long time.
他听从了我的劝说
He gave in to my persuasion.
任我们怎样劝说,他也不听。
No matter how hard we tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen.
我们好言好语地劝说他,但从来没有效果。
We admonished him, but our intentions were in vain.
经过几番劝说,他的怒气才算是消歇了。
He was persuaded to calm down at last.
经过几番劝说,他的怒气才算是销歇了。
His anger finally subsided following other people's coaxing.
虽然大家劝说了很久,康斯坦丁依然余怒难消。
Though everyone has been trying to persuade him for a long time, Constantine is still very angry.
他难劝说得不得了。
It is incredibly difficult to persuade him.

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