说服 shuōfú to persuade
to persuade; to convince; to talk somebody over; Taiwan pr.
How to remember 说服: 说 say + 服 clothes = to persuade.
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How it is used
- To persuade / talk someone round - 说服他同意 (shuōfú tā tóngyì) persuade him to agree, 有说服力 (yǒu shuōfúlì) convincing.
- Successfully bringing someone to your view through reasoning; implies the persuasion works.
- Note Taiwan pronunciation shuìfú; mainland standard shuōfú.
Example sentences
- 她试图说服他来参加会议。 Tā shìtú shuōfú tālái cānjiā huìyì.She tried to persuade him to attend the meeting.
- 我说服他放弃了这个主意。 Wǒ shuōfú tā fàngqì le zhège zhǔyì.I talked him out of the idea.
- 说服他中止旅行真是件苦差事。 Shuōfú tā zhōngzhǐ lǚxíng zhēnshì jiàn kǔchāishì.I had a hard time trying to persuade him to cancel the trip.