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说服 (shuō fú): To convince (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

说 • shuō • speak • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shuō说

speak

服 • fú • to submit, to obey; clothing
fú服

to submit, to obey; clothing

Word Info

Pinyinshuō fú
Meaningto convince; persuade
Characters2
SyntaxVerb
4.

How to Use 说服 in Sentences

Verb + Object
yǒu有
shuō说
fú服
lì力
neutral
persuasive
shuō说
fú服
bié别
rén人
neutral
persuade others
Adverb + Verbwith很难
hěn很
nán难
shuō说
fú服
Verb + Complementwith不了
shuō说
fú服
bù不
liǎo了
5.

Example Sentences with 说服

wǒ我
shuō说
fú服
tā他
chī吃
píng苹

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 说服.

  • 把握bǎ wòto grasp; to hold; seize
  • 答应dā yinganswer; reply; to agree
  • 播放bō fàngbroadcast
  • 傍晚bàng wǎntowards evening; at nightfall; at dusk
  • 刺激cì jīto stimulate; provoke; irritate
  • 出版chū bǎnpublish; come off the press
  • 成语chéng yǔset phrase; idiom; proverb
  • 担任dān rènassume the office of; to hold the post of
  • 宝贵bǎo guìvaluable; precious
  • 促进cù jìnpromote; boost; accelerate
  • 不断bú duànceaseless; uninterrupted; continual continuous; unceasing
  • 对待duì dàito treat; handle; be in a position related to another
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 说服.

Words with 说
  • 说话shuō huàspeak
  • 听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said)
  • 再说zài shuōto say again
  • 小说
neutral
hard to persuade
informal
Spoken
cannot persuade
guǒ果
。
I persuaded him to eat an apple.
nǐ你
píng凭
shén什
me么
shuō说
fú服
wǒ我
xiāng相
xìn信
zhè这
ge个
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
rú如
cǐ此
huāng荒
miù谬
de的
jì计
huà划
？
On what grounds can you convince me to believe in such an absurd-sounding plan?
mā妈
ma妈
shuō说
fú服
wǒ我
zǎo早
diǎn点
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
Mom persuaded me to go to bed early.
wǒ我
cháng尝
shì试
shuō说
fú服
tā她
gǎi改
biàn变
zhǔ主
yì意
，
què却
fā发
xiàn现
tā她
de的
lì立
chǎng场
yì异
cháng常
jiān坚
dìng定
。
I tried to persuade her to change her mind, only to find her stance exceptionally firm.
lǎo老
shī师
yòng用
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
gù故
shi事
shuō说
fú服
xué学
shēng生
rèn认
zhēn真
xué学
xí习
。
The teacher used interesting stories to persuade the students to study hard.
xiǎo shuō
novel
  • 说明shuō míngto explain; instruction
  • 说法shuō fǎto expound Buddhist teachings
  • 说明书shuō míng shū(technical) manual
  • 传说chuán shuōlegend; lore
    • Words with 服
    • 衣服yī fuclothes
    • 服务员fú wù yuánwaiter/waitress; attendant
    • 服务fú wùto serve
    • 舒服shū fucomfortable
    • 佩服pèi fúto admire; have a high opinion of
    • 克服kè fúovercome; conquer; endure
    • 客服kè fúcustomer service; customer support
    • 服装fú zhuāngdress; clothing; costume