Definition
说动 is a resultative verb compound: 说 (shuì, to persuade) + 动 (dòng, to move) = to successfully persuade someone to take an action. It emphasizes that the persuasion effort achieved its goal, often used with a following verb phrase or in a 把 construction. The pronunciation shuì is specific to the 'persuade' sense of 说; the compound is pronounced as a single syllable in the source but typically read shuìdòng in speech.
r.v.
to persuade successfullyto talk (someone) around
Examples
- 说动，。Tā zhōngyú shuì le jīnglǐ, tóngyì zēngjiā yùsuàn.He finally talked the manager into agreeing to increase the budget.
- 说动。Wǒ fèi le bù shǎo kǒushé cái bǎ tā shuì.I spent a lot of effort before I managed to talk him around.
- 说动。Shéi yě méi néng shuì tā fàngqì nà ge jìhuà.No one was able to persuade her to abandon that plan.
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