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好说歹说

好說歹說
hǎoshuōdǎishuō
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to try every way to persuade
  2. 2 to plead using every possible argument

Examples

我好说歹说，他才答应帮忙。
Wǒ hǎo shuō dǎi shuō, tā cái dāyìng bāngmáng.
I pleaded every which way before he agreed to help.
妈妈好说歹说，孩子终于肯去上学了。
Māma hǎo shuō dǎi shuō, háizi zhōngyú kěn qù shàngxué le.
After every kind of reasoning from mom, the child finally agreed to go to school.

Tips

usage
Colloquial, implies the persuading was a struggle. 好 (nice) and 歹 (harsh) here pair as 'in every tone — gently and firmly.'

Stroke Order

好 hǎo
说 shuō
歹 dǎi