Definition

1. Verb:
   • To admonish: To give earnest, serious advice or a warning, especially to correct a fault or guide behavior, typically from a position of authority or care.
   • To exhort: To strongly urge or advise someone to do something in a persuasive manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cha mẹ khuyên răn con. (The parents admonish their children.)
  • Thầy giáo khuyên răn học sinh phải chăm chỉ. (The teacher exhorted the students to be diligent.)
  • Ông ấy khuyên răn tôi về sự nguy hiểm của việc đó. (He admonished me about the dangers of that.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "khuyên răn" often carries a formal, solemn, or moralistic tone. It implies the advice is given with a sense of duty, deep concern, or moral authority, and is intended for the listener's long-term benefit or correction.

Variants and Related Words

• Khuyên (v): to advise, to counsel. This is a more general and common term for giving advice, less solemn than "khuyên răn."
  • Bạn tôi khuyên tôi nên nghỉ ngơi. (My friend advised me to rest.)
• Răn dạy (v): to teach and admonish; to instruct with moral guidance. Similar in tone to "khuyên răn," often used in the context of moral or ethical instruction.

Synonyms

• Admonish: To warn or reprimand someone firmly.
• Exhort: To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.
• Counsel: To give professional or serious advice.
• Advise: To offer suggestions about a decision or course of action.

Related Idioms

• Lời khuyên răn: Words of admonition; earnest advice.
  • Tôi luôn nhớ những lời khuyên răn của bà. (I always remember my grandmother's words of admonition.)

1. Admonish
   • Cha mẹ khuyên răn con
     The parents admonish their children