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说服

shuō fú · shuo fu

Traditional 說服

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to persuade
  2. to convince
  3. to talk sb over
  4. Taiwan pr. [shuì fú]
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Please, a dog

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)说服(shuōfú)爸妈(bàmā)养(yǎng)一只(yīzhǐ)狗(gǒu)。

    I want to persuade my parents to keep a dog.

  2. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)同意(tóngyì)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did they agree?

  3. Liangliang

    还没有(háiméiyǒu)，我(wǒ)说(shuō)了(le)很多(hěnduō)，也(yě)没(méi)说服(shuōfú)他们(tāmen)。

    Not yet. I said a lot and did not persuade them.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)带(dài)朋友(péngyou)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)回家(huíjiā)，它(tā)说不定(shuōbudìng)能(néng)说服(shuōfú)他们(tāmen)。

    Bring a friend's puppy home, it might persuade them.

  5. Liangliang

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)！上次(shàngcì)它(tā)来(lái)我家(wǒjiā)，我(wǒ)妈(mā)笑(xiào)了(le)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)。

    Good idea! Last time it came to my home, my mum smiled all evening.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)想(xiǎng)说(shuō)服(fú)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)给(gěi)他(tā)织(zhī)一(yì)条(tiáo)围(wéi)巾(jīn)。

Tom tried to convince Mary to knit him a scarf.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shou · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)花(huā)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)才(cái)说(shuō)服(fú)他(tā)改(gǎi)变(biàn)主(zhǔ)意(yì)。

It took me a long time to persuade him to change his mind.

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