折 服

zhé fúdictionary entry

to convince / to subdue / to be convinced / to be bowled over

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

折服折服 [zhe2 fu2] /to convince/to subdue/to be convinced/to be bowled over/

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Reference information

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Character information

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折
shé
to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
zhē
to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
zhé
to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book
服
fú
clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes
fù
classifier for medicine: dose / Taiwan pr. [fú]

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