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说服

說服
shuōfú
verb HSK 4 #1,721

Meanings

  1. 1 to persuade; to convince
  2. 2 to talk someone into

Characters

说
shuō
to say; to speak
服
fú
to submit; to be convinced
To speak until someone submits — to persuade

Examples

我终于说服了他。
Wǒ zhōngyú shuōfú le tā.
I finally persuaded him.
你能说服她改变主意吗？
Nǐ néng shuōfú tā gǎibiàn zhǔyì ma?
Can you convince her to change her mind?
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.

Tips

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 + (做某事). You persuade someone TO DO something. 说服力 (shuōfúlì) means 'persuasiveness' — literally 'persuading power'.

Stroke Order

说 shuō
服 fú