ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • v.persuade; convince

    • jǐ jù huà shuō fú bù liǎo rén

      说服

      These few remarks are hardly convincing.

    • mā ma xiǎng nài xīn de shuō fú tā

      妈妈耐心说服

      Mom wanted to convince him patiently.

    • wǒ shuō fú tā bù yào xī yān

      说服吸烟

      I persuaded him to stop smoking.

    • shuō fú jiào yù

      说服教育

      education by persuasion

    • shuō fú lì

      说服

      be convincing

    • shuō fú mǒu rén

      说服某人

      reason somebody down

    • shuō fú zhàng fu jiè yān

      说服丈夫戒烟

      convince one's husband to give up smoking

    • qī zi shuō fú wǒ gěi tā mǎi liàng chē

      妻子说服

      My wife talked me into buying her a new car.

    • shì shí jiāng tā shuō fú

      事实说服

      The facts persuaded him.

    • wǒ hǎo bù róng yì shuō fú le nà me duō rén hé wǒ huì miàn wǒ bì xū shǒu yuē

      容易说服那么会面必须守约

      I managed to persuade quite a few people to see me, and I must keep the appointments.

Word usage

  • "说" and "服" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 那么固执?

      She is such a stubborn person. Can you convince her?

    • 固执

      She's so stubborn that I can’t convince her.