Usage note
“说服”意思是让别人同意你的想法或做法。
“Shuō fú” yìsi shì ràng biérén tóngyì nǐ de xiǎngfǎ huò zuòfǎ.
"Shuō fú" means to make others agree with your idea or action.
Context note
在和朋友或家人商量事情时，我们可以用道理来说服他们。
Zài hé péngyou huò jiārén shāngliang shìqíng shí, wǒmen kěyǐ yòng dàolǐ lái shuō fú tāmen.
When discussing things with friends or family, we can use reasons to persuade them.
5 examples
我说服了妈妈让我去公园玩。
wǒ shuō fú le mā ma ràng wǒ qù gōng yuán wán。
I persuaded Mom to let me go to the park.
他说服了大家一起去图书馆。
tā shuō fú le dà jiā yì qǐ qù tú shū guǎn。
He persuaded everyone to go to the library together.
老师说服我们多读书。
lǎo shī shuō fú wǒ men duō dú shū。
The teacher persuaded us to read more books.
小红说服了小明一起做作业。
xiǎo hóng shuō fú le xiǎo míng yì qǐ zuò zuò yè。
Xiao Hong persuaded Xiao Ming to do homework together.
爸爸说服我早点睡觉。
bà ba shuō fú wǒ zǎo diǎn shuì jiào。
Dad persuaded me to go to bed early.
5 mini stories
小明想说服妈妈买一个玩具。他说自己会好好收拾房间。
xiǎo míng xiǎng shuō fú mā ma mǎi yí gè wán jù。 tā shuō zì jǐ huì hǎo hǎo shōu shí fáng jiān。
Xiao Ming wanted to persuade Mom to buy a toy. He said he would tidy the room well.
小红说服了朋友一起种花。她们一起浇水，很开心。
xiǎo hóng shuō fú le péng yǒu yì qǐ zhǒng huā。 tā men yì qǐ jiāo shuǐ， hěn kāi xīn。
Xiao Hong persuaded her friend to plant flowers together. They watered together, very happy.
小华说服了大家去操场跑步。大家都觉得运动很好。
xiǎo huá shuō fú le dà jiā qù cāo chǎng pǎo bù。 dà jiā dōu jué de yùn dòng hěn hǎo。
Xiao Hua persuaded everyone to run on the playground. Everyone felt exercise was good.
老师说服了同学们认真听讲。大家学到了很多知识。
lǎo shī shuō fú le tóng xué men rèn zhēn tīng jiǎng。 dà jiā xué dào le hěn duō zhī shi。
The teacher persuaded the classmates to listen carefully. Everyone learned a lot.
爸爸说服了小明多吃蔬菜。小明觉得蔬菜也很好吃。
bà ba shuō fú le xiǎo míng duō chī shū cài。 xiǎo míng jué de shū cài yě hěn hǎo chī。
Dad persuaded Xiao Ming to eat more vegetables. Xiao Ming found vegetables tasty too.
Mini dialogue
参加活动
A
我不想参加比赛。
Wǒ bù xiǎng cānjiā bǐsài.
I don't want to join the competition.
B
我可以说服你吗？这很有趣。
Wǒ kěyǐ shuōfú nǐ ma? Zhè hěn yǒuqù.
Can I persuade you? It's very interesting.
尝试新食物
A
我不喜欢吃青菜。
Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī qīngcài.
I don't like eating vegetables.
B
妈妈说服我尝了一口，很好吃。
Māma shuōfú wǒ cháng le yì kǒu, hěn hǎochī.
Mom persuaded me to try a bite, and it was delicious.
Related words and contrasts
similar
劝说
quàn shuō
to advise; to persuade
劝说 is similar but often implies giving advice or urging someone to do something.
similar
劝服
quàn fú
to convince; to persuade
劝服 is a near-synonym, emphasizing convincing through reasoning.
similar
说动
shuō dòng
to persuade to take action
说动 focuses on successfully moving someone to act.
opposite
强迫
qiǎng pò
to force; to compel
强迫 means to force, opposite of persuading gently.