(shuō fú) - to persuade, to convince, to talk round in Mandarin
shuōfúTraditional: 說服
Translation
to persuade, to convince, to talk round
Word origin
A compound of 说 (shuō, to speak) and 服 (fú, to submit or to yield), meaning to speak until someone yields, that is, to persuade.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 说 (shuō, to speak) + 服 (fú, to submit)
Stroke order
说
服
Examples
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I finally persuaded her.
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He tried to convince the boss to change the plan.
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These reasons are not enough to convince me.
固。
It is hard to talk a stubborn person round.
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She convinced everyone with facts.
说服 (shuō fú) means to persuade or convince someone. It joins 说 (to speak) with 服 (to yield), capturing the idea of talking until the other person comes round.
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