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Vocab Unlocked from 服: 衣服 - 说服

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衣服

Usage 1 - "clothes"

Living Link Suggestion(s):

  • Your favorite article of clothing. It could be as specific as a model number of a shirt from The Gap or as broad as your favorite type, like "boots."

说服

Usage 1 - "to persuade, to convince"

Living Link Suggestion(s):

  • You speak of this dress so much you have CONVINCED me to get it for your birthday!
  • "Show proof (shuōfú)" if you want to CONVINCE me.

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Annette Bicknell

说服 - an image from the 1957 movie "12 Angry Men"

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqoIZp9hEwg&t=2411s

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Raiyan Syed

Is 说服 one of those verb-result examples where it's like you speak to someone until they are convinced, like 说明?

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Mandarin Blueprint

Exactly! As you get more advanced, you'll see 服 used directly as a verb, but in this case, it's a result.

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlan0mIKG1s&t=2600s

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Gavia Arctica

When I googled "convincing speech" searching for an image for 说服 I got an old black and white image of a presidential debate and I think that works as a reminder for this word: lots of speeches and speaking with the purpose of convincing other people

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55GZJsesUao&t=2339s

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Jonathan Glazier

For me, it's the emperor's new clothes. A story that has resonated throughout my life especially in my industry! but the idea that his flunkies managed to convince him he was wearing such a wonderful outfit of new clothes. Clothes - Convince

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Gavia Arctica

This is great Jonathan, thank you! Will use it!

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