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thuyết phục

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Hanoi [tʰwiət̚˧˦ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [tʰwiək̚˦˧˥ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨] browser voice
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thuyết phục means to persuade.

Chinese characters: 說服

Meanings of thuyết phục in English

Verb

  1. to persuade
    • có sức thuyết phụcpersuasive

Example sentences with thuyết phục

  • Thuyết phục John là một việc khó. It is hard to convince John.
  • Chúng tôi sẽ thuyết phục Tom. We'll convince Tom.
  • Tom cố thuyết phục Mary nhuộm tóc đỏ. Tom tried to convince Mary to dye her hair red.
  • Tom đã thuyết phục tôi. Tom convinced me.
  • Tôi đã cố thuyết phục cô ấy mà không thành công. I tried to convince her, but I didn't succeed.
  • Tôi không nghĩ Tom có thể thuyết phục Mary làm điều đó. I didn't think Tom would be able to convince Mary to do that.
  • Tôi không nghĩ rằng bạn sẽ có thể thuyết phục được Tom làm điều đó. I don't think that you'll be able to persuade Tom to do that.
  • Tôi khá chắc rằng mình sẽ không thuyết phục Tom ngừng làm điều đó được. I'm pretty sure that I won't be able to convince Tom to stop doing that.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 說服.

Frequently asked questions

What does thuyết phục mean in English?

thuyết phục (verb) means "to persuade".

How do you pronounce thuyết phục?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰwiət̚˧˦ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: thuyết — rising tone (sắc), phục — heavy tone (nặng).

Is thuyết phục a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thuyết phục is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 說服.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.