Word information
Simplified说服
Traditional說服
Pinyinshuōfú
Part of speech动
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.05
Chinese word dictionary
说服
shuōfú · to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 说服
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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说shuō
to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine; variant of 說|说[shuo1]
说话shuōhuàto speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
衣服yīfuclothes; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
舒服shūfucomfortable; feeling well
服务fúwùto serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4]
听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking