Definition
心服口服 is a four-character idiom (成语) that literally means 'heart convinced, mouth convinced' — you are so thoroughly persuaded that both your heart and your mouth submit. It's used to describe being completely convinced after someone's argument, evidence, or reasoning leaves no room for doubt. As a fixed expression, it functions as a verb phrase in a sentence, often with 了 or in a resultative structure.
f.e.
to be thoroughly convincedto admit defeat wholeheartedly
Examples
- ，心服口服。Tā shuō de yǒu lǐ yǒu jù, wǒ tīng le zhīhòu zhēn shì xīn fú kǒu fú.What he said was well reasoned and well evidenced, so after listening I was truly convinced.
- 心服口服。Zhè chǎng biànlùn ràng duìshǒu shū de xīn fú kǒu fú.This debate made the opponent admit defeat with heartfelt conviction.
- 心服口服，。Nǐ de jiěshì ràng wǒ xīn fú kǒu fú, wǒ wánquán tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ.Your explanation convinced me completely; I fully agree with your view.
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