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title: "Shuofu Meaning: 说服 (shuōfú) Means “to persuade”"
description: "说服 (traditional 說服, shuōfú) means “to persuade; to convince”. Hear its tones, see what 说 and 服 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuofu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 说服 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

说服 shuōfú

## to persuade; to convince

## Its characters

1. 说 shuō to speak
2. 服 fú clothes

## In a sentence

我终于说服妈妈让我养狗了。 I finally convinced Mom to let me have a dog.

他要**说服**孙权，和曹操打一仗。

From [喝断长坂桥 · Zhang Fei at Changban Bridge](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhang-fei-at-changban-bridge-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-10#library-word-1172-1174)

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## More words with 说 or 服

- [别说 biéshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieshuo)
- [传说 chuánshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanshuo)
- [服从 fúcóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fucong)
- [服饰 fúshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fushi)
- [服务 fúwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuwu)
- [服务器 fúwùqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuwuqi)
- [服用 fúyòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuyong)
- [服装 fúzhuāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuzhuang)
- [话说 huàshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashuo)
- [解说 jiěshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieshuo)

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