Verbto convince; persuade

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Character Breakdown

说服 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 说服 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 说服 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
yǒu
shuō
neutral
persuasive
shuō
bié
rén
neutral
persuade others
Adverb + Verbwith很难
hěn
nán
shuō
neutral
hard to persuade
Verb + Complementwith不了
shuō
liǎo
informalSpoken
cannot persuade

Example Sentences with 说服

shuō
chī
píng
guǒ
I persuaded him to eat an apple.
jīng
guò
fān
liè
de
biàn
lùn
zhōng
shuō
le
dǒng
shì
huì
cǎi
zhè
ge
chuàng
xīn
fāng
àn
After a heated debate, he finally convinced the board of directors to adopt this innovative proposal.
píng
shén
me
shuō
xiāng
xìn
zhè
ge
tīng
lái
huāng
miù
de
huà
On what grounds can you convince me to believe in such an absurd-sounding plan?
shuō
zǎo
diǎn
shuì
jiào
Mom persuaded me to go to bed early.
jǐn
guǎn
liè
le
zhū
duō
shù
dàn
shǐ
zhōng
wèi
néng
shuō
chí
huái怀
tài
de
Despite citing numerous data, he ultimately failed to convince the skeptical client.
cháng
shì
shuō
gǎi
biàn
zhǔ
què
xiàn
de
chǎng
cháng
jiān
dìng
I tried to persuade her to change her mind, only to find her stance exceptionally firm.
lǎo
shī
yòng
yǒu
de
shì
shuō
xué
shēng
rèn
zhēn
xué
The teacher used interesting stories to persuade the students to study hard.
jǐn
shuō
le
tuán
duì
jiē
shòu
tiǎo
zhàn
hái
chéng
gōng
dòng
yuán
jiā
chāo
é
wán
chéng
le
rèn
wu
He not only convinced the team to accept the challenge but also successfully mobilized everyone to exceed the task quota.