劝 (quàn): meaning and stroke order

劝 in our stories

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• 邻居劝他赶快把洞补上，他却说：“羊已经丢了，还补什么？”

  línjū quàn tā gǎnkuài bǎ dòng bǔ shàng tā què shuō yáng yǐjīng diū le hái bǔ shénme

  His neighbour urged him to mend it quickly, but he said, "The sheep's gone already. What's the point?"

  From the story Mending the fold after the sheep is lost HSK 5

• 族里的老人劝他：“太阳离我们不知有多远，自古以来，没有人追得上它。”

  zú lǐ de lǎorén quàn tā tàiyáng lí wǒmen bùzhī yǒu duō yuǎn zìgǔyǐlái méiyǒu rén zhuī de shàng tā

  The tribe's elders tried to dissuade him: "Who knows how far the sun is from us? Since ancient times no one has ever caught it."

  From the story Kuafu chases the sun HSK 7–9 · Level 9

• 原来他的膝盖上个月就受了伤，医生劝他休息，可他早就答应了组委会，不想让跟着气球的人找不到方向。

  yuánlái tā de xīgài shàng gè yuè jiù shòu le shāng yīshēng quàn tā xiūxi kě tā zǎojiù dāying le zǔwěihuì bù xiǎng ràng gēn zhe qìqiú de rén zhǎo bú dào fāngxiàng

  It turned out he had hurt his knee the month before and the doctor had told him to rest, but he had long since promised the organisers and didn't want the runners following his balloon to lose their way.

  From the story The four-hour balloon HSK 7–9 · Level 9