说服

說服

shuōfú

verb HSK 5 #1,721

Meanings

To speak until someone submits - to persuade

HSK 3

我终于说服了他。

Wǒ zhōngyú shuōfú le tā.

I finally persuaded him.

HSK 4

你能说服她改变主意吗？

Nǐ néng shuōfú tā gǎibiàn zhǔyi ma?

Can you convince her to change her mind?

HSK 4

他说服父母让他出国留学。

Tā shuōfú fùmǔ ràng tā chūguó liúxué.

He persuaded his parents to let him study abroad.

mistakes

The pronunciation is shuōfú, not shuìfú. Although some dictionaries list shuì as an alternative reading, shuōfú is the standard modern pronunciation.

grammar

Pattern: 说服 + someone + (do something). You persuade someone TO DO something. 说服力 means 'persuasiveness' - literally 'persuading power'.

说 shuō

服 fú