劝告 quàngào to advise
to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice
How to remember 劝告: 劝 to recommend + 告 to tell = to advise.
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- To earnestly advise/exhort someone (for their own good) - 医生劝告他戒烟 (yīshēng quàngào tā jièyān) the doctor urged him to quit smoking.
- Both verb and noun (听取劝告 heed the advice); more formal and weighty than casual 建议.
- Implies the adviser cares and the advice is well-meant guidance.