服 (fú) — to take (medicine); to serve (a prison sentence, military service); to be convinced; to submit to; to admire
Definition
As a verb, 服 covers several meanings: take medicine, serve a sentence, or be convinced / submit to. Don't confuse it with 衣服 or 服装 (clothing) — those are nouns. Compare 服从 (obey authority) and 服气 (be convinced of a point).
verb
to take (medicine)to serve (a prison sentence, military service)to be convincedto submit toto admire
Easily confused
- 肠chánglook-alikeintestines
- 幅fúsound-alike(classifier) for paintings, pictures, and textiles (curtains, cloth, etc.)
- 朝cháolook-alike(verb) to face (a direction); to make a pilgrimage to
- 福fúsound-alikegood fortune; happiness; luck
- 有yǒulook-aliketo have, to possess
- 扶fúsound-aliketo support with the hand; to help (someone) up; to hold onto (something) for support
Examples
- 服。Zhè zhǒng yào xū yào měi tiān fú sān cì.This medicine needs to be taken three times a day.
- 服。Tā yīn wèi dào qiè fú le liǎng nián xíng.He served two years in prison for theft.
- ，服。Wǒ tīng le tā de jiě shì, chè dǐ fú le.After hearing his explanation, I was completely convinced.
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