to persuade · to convince · to talk sb over · Taiwan pr. shuì fú

shuō fú

sh+uō·1st tonef+ú·2nd tone

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She tried to persuade him to attend the meeting.

她试图说服他来参加会议。

We almost had Tom convinced.

我们差不多说服Tom了。

Tom failed to persuade Mary.

汤姆没能说服玛丽。

I tried to convince Tom to come home.

我试着说服汤姆回家。

Actions speak louder than words. Stop complaining and do it.

行动比语言更有说服力。别发牢骚多做事。

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