Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 劝慰 Console

劝慰 

Pinyin: quànwèi 
Meaning：Console; sooth  
Sentence：难道您没上楼去设法劝慰那个可怜的老人吗？But did you not go upstairs and try to console the poor old man?

 

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劝：

Pinyin: quàn
Meaning: To try to persuade
Radical: 力
Stokes: 4
Traditional: 勸
Common words/Phrase:
劝说 [quànshuō] 【persuade】
劝告 [quàngào] 【advise】
劝阻 [quànzǔ] 【advise against】
劝导 [quàndǎo] 【try to convince】
劝解 [quànjiě] 【propitiate】

 

慰： 

Pinyin: wèi
Meaning: Reassure
Radical: 心
Stokes: 15
Traditional: 慰
Common words/Phrase:
慰问 [wèiwèn] 【express sympathy, greetings, consolation】 
慰抚 [wèifǔ] 【propitiate】
慰藉 [wèijiè] 【consolation】
慰劳 [wèiláo] 【bring gifts to sb. in recognition of his services】
安慰 [ānwèi] 【comfort】