syut3 fuk6説服说服
Jyutpingsyut3 fuk6
Yalesyut fuhk
Definition
To convince or persuade someone to accept an opinion or agree to do something using reason and evidence.
colloquialcommunicationdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the successful outcome of an argument or persuasion attempt. It implies that the target person has shifted their position or agreed to an action after hearing your reasoning. It is often paired with the resultative particle 到 to emphasize that the persuasion was effective.
Examples
How can you manage to convince him?
I tried to convince him, but he wouldn't listen at all.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse it with 勸, which simply means to advise or urge someone. You can 勸 someone without actually 説服 them, as the latter requires the person to be successfully swayed by your logic.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
