Definition
服 (fú) is a verb with multiple meanings: 'take medicine', 'serve a sentence/service', and 'be convinced/submit'. For 'be convinced', it is similar to 服气 (fú qì) but more general; 说服 (shuō fú) means 'persuade', not 'be convinced'. For 'submit/obey', 服从 (fú cóng) is specifically about following orders, while 服 is broader.
verb
to take (medicine)to serve (a prison sentence, military service)to be convincedto submit toto admire
Easily confused
- 肠chánglook-alikeintestines
- 付fùsound-aliketo pay
- 朝cháolook-alike(verb) to face (a direction); to make a pilgrimage to
- 副fùsound-alike(classifier) for pairs, sets, and facial expressions
- 有yǒulook-aliketo have, to possess
- 副fùsound-alikesecondary; auxiliary; vice- (in official titles)
- 幅fúsound-alike(classifier) for paintings, pictures, and textiles (curtains, cloth, etc.)
- 负fùsound-alike(verb) to bear, to carry (a burden, responsibility, debt)
- 福fúsound-alikegood fortune; happiness; luck
- 扶fúsound-aliketo support with the hand; to help (someone) up; to hold onto (something) for support
Examples
- 服。Zhè zhǒng yào xūyào měitiān fú sān cì.This medicine needs to be taken three times a day.
- 服。Tā yīnwèi dàoqiè fú le liǎng nián xíng.He served two years in prison for theft.
- ，服。Wǒ tīng le tā de jiěshì, chèdǐ fú le.After hearing his explanation, I was completely convinced.
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