shuōfú

说服

HSK 4Word · VerbTraditional說服

persuade; convince

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to persuade; to convince; to win over with sound reasoning

neutral

Implies the use of compelling arguments or reasoning to change someone's mind or gain their agreement.

Tā他
yòng用
shù数
jù据
chéng成
gōng功
shuō说
fú服
le了
kè客
hù户
 。

He successfully persuaded the client using data.

Wǒ我
shì试
tú图
shuō说
fú服
tā他
gǎi改
biàn变
zhǔ主
yì意
 ,
dàn但
hěn很
nán难
 。

I tried to persuade him to change his mind, but it was difficult.

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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
hěn很
yǒu有
shuō说
fú服
lì力
 。

This article is very persuasive.

Nǐ你
yào要
shuō说
fú服
tā她
cān参
jiā加
zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
 。

You need to persuade her to join this project.

Zhǐ只
shì是
zhè这
me么
jǐ几
jù句
huà话
 ,
shuō说
fú服
bù不
liǎo了
rén人
 。

Just a few words like these won't convince anyone.