# 劝阻 (quànzǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 劝阻 (quànzǔ) means “to dissuade; to advise against”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to dissuade; to advise against
- Pinyin: quànzǔ (quan4 zu3)
- Traditional: 勸阻
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 工作人员上前劝阻他吸烟。
  Gōngzuò rényuán shàngqián quànzǔ tā xīyān.
  The staff came forward to stop him from smoking.

## Characters

- [劝](https://hanziro.com/word/quan-advise/) (quàn): to advise; to urge
- 阻 (zǔ): to hinder; to block

https://hanziro.com/word/quan-zu-dissuade/

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