- 劝谏 quànjiàn admonishTo advise or urge someone (especially a superior) to correct their mistakes; to admonish.
- 进谏 jìnjiàn remonstrate with monarchto give advice or admonition to a ruler or superior, often regarding their mistakes or policies.
- 直谏 zhíjiàn admonishto give frank and direct advice or criticism, typically to a superior or ruler
- 规谏 guījiàn remonstrateto advise or urge someone to correct their mistakes or change their behavior, typically from a subordinate to a superior in a formal or classical context
- 从谏如流 cóngjiànrúliú receptiveto follow advice or accept criticism readily (idiom); to be open to correction
- 苦谏 kǔjiàn admonishto admonish strenuously
- 讽谏 fěngjiàn remonstrate tactfully(literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully
- 诤谏 zhèngjiàn admonishto criticize frankly or provide honest advice to a superior or friend
- 泣谏 qìjiàn tearfully remonstrateto counsel a superior in tears to show absolute sincerity
- 谏书 jiànshū remonstrancea written admonition from an official to his sovereign
- 谏征 jiànzhēng punitive expeditionto send or go on a punitive expedition
- 谏言 jiànyán adviceadvice or counsel, often directed toward a person of higher status or authority
- 几谏 jījiàn admonish tactfullyto admonish tactfully
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH