信服

xìnfú

verb #11,598

Meanings

1 to believe in
2 to be convinced
3 to have confidence in

Characters

to believe; trust

to accept; to submit

Examples

HSK 4

他的解释让大家都信服了。

Tā de jiěshì ràng dàjiā dōu xìnfú le.

His explanation convinced everyone.

HSK 5

没有证据，谁也不会信服。

Méiyǒu zhèngjù, shéi yě búhuì xìnfú.

Without evidence, no one will be convinced.

Tips

usage

信服 implies being truly convinced from the heart, not just agreeing on the surface. Often used in 令人信服 (convincing) or 使人信服 (to convince someone).

Stroke Order

信 xìn

服 fú