劝说 (quàn shuō): to persuade; persuasion; to advise

I persuaded him for a long time before he agreed to give up that risky investment plan.

Mom persuaded Xiaoming not to play on his phone all day and to spend more time studying.

After repeated persuasion from his friends, he finally decided to stay and continue working.

The doctor persuaded the patient to quit smoking, otherwise his condition might worsen.

She tried to persuade her husband to move to another city together, but he disagreed.