day 106advice and warnings

advice and warnings

Give advice, warnings and instructions, ask hard questions and make promises, and offer your view with 要我说.

today’s words

• 劝告 quàngào · to advise; advice
• 劝说 quànshuō · to persuade
• 劝阻 quànzǔ · to talk someone out of
• 忠告 zhōnggào · sincere advice; to advise
• 告诫 gàojiè · to warn, to admonish
• 警示 jǐngshì · to warn; warning
• 叮嘱 dīngzhǔ · to remind again and again
• 嘱咐 zhǔfù · to tell, to instruct (kindly)
• 嘱托 zhǔtuō · to entrust; trust placed in you
• 吩咐 fēnfù · to tell (someone to do), to order
• 交代 jiāodài · to explain, to brief; to hand over
• 转达 zhuǎndá · to pass on (a message)
• 告知 gàozhī · to inform
• 告 gào · to sue; to tell
• 指点 zhǐdiǎn · to give pointers, to coach
• 指引 zhǐyǐn · to guide, to show the way
• 催促 cuīcù · to hurry, to urge
• 敦促 dūncù · to urge (formally)
• 提议 tíyì · to propose; proposal
• 示意 shìyì · to signal, to gesture
• 响应 xiǎngyìng · to respond (to a call)
• 回应 huíyìng · to respond, to reply
• 应 yìng · to answer; to comply with
• 附和 fùhè · to echo (someone’s view)
• 聆听 língtīng · to listen (respectfully)
• 质问 zhìwèn · to question, to challenge
• 追问 zhuīwèn · to press (with questions)
• 反问 fǎnwèn · to ask in return; rhetorical question
• 发誓 fāshì · to swear, to vow
• 诺言 nuòyán · promise
• 坦白 tǎnbái · frank; to confess
• 坦言 tǎnyán · to say frankly; frank words
• 倾诉 qīngsù · to pour out (your heart)
• 诉说 sùshuō · to tell, to recount
• 诉苦 sùkǔ · to complain about your troubles

sentences

• 医生嘱咐我多喝水。 · The doctor told me to drink plenty of water.
• 要我说，那些散布谣言的人，你就别回应。 · If you ask me, don’t respond to the people spreading those rumours.
• 我发誓，再也不迟到了。 · I swear I’ll never be late again.
• 他不听劝告，结果病倒了。 · He ignored the advice and ended up falling ill.
• 在老师的指引下，她找到了方向。 · With her teacher’s guidance, she found her way.