说服力

說服力

shuōfúlì

noun #7,438

Meanings

1 persuasiveness; convincingness
2 power to convince

Characters

to speak; to persuade

to submit; to be convinced

Persuade + submit + power — the power to convince others.

Examples

你的论点缺乏说服力。

Nǐ de lùndiǎn quēfá shuōfúlì.

Your argument lacks persuasiveness.

数据最有说服力。

Shùjù zuì yǒu shuōfúlì.

Data is the most convincing.

他说的话很有说服力，大家都同意了。

Tā shuō de huà hěn yǒu shuōfúlì, dàjiā dōu tóngyì le.

What he said was very convincing, and everyone agreed.

Tips

grammar

说服力 is most commonly used with 有 (yǒu) and 没有 (méiyǒu): 有说服力 (convincing), 没有说服力 (unconvincing). Also common: 缺乏说服力 (lacking persuasiveness).

Stroke Order

说 shuō

服 fú

力 lì