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信服 (xìn fú) — to be fully convinced; to accept as true (after reasoning or evidence)

Definition

信服 means to be fully convinced by reasoning or evidence, accepting something as true after consideration — stronger than simply 相信 (to believe/think true), which needs no proof.

verb
to be fully convincedto accept as true (after reasoning or evidence)

Examples

  • 信服。
    Wǒ zhōng yú xìn fú le tā de guān diǎn.
    I was finally convinced by his viewpoint.
  • 信服。
    Tā de tuī lǐ ràng rén xìn fú.
    His reasoning is convincing.
  • ，信服。
    Jīng guò xiáng xì jiě shì, dà jiā dōu xìn fú le.
    After a detailed explanation, everyone was convinced.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

信xìnbelieve
服fúaccept

信 and 服 both express trust and acceptance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánwords
Sound part声符shēngfú
人
人rén信xìn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

信 pairs 人 as the sound part with 言 (words) as the meaning part.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
凡凡fántray
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠬝
𠬝𠬝服fú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.

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