好说歹说

好說歹說

hǎoshuō-dǎishuō

idiom

Meanings

HSK 4

我好说歹说，他才答应帮忙。

Wǒ hǎoshuō-dǎishuō, tā cái dāyìng bāngmáng.

I pleaded every which way before he agreed to help.

HSK 6

妈妈好说歹说，孩子终于肯去上学了。

Māma hǎoshuō-dǎishuō, háizi zhōngyú kěn qù shàngxué le.

After every kind of reasoning from mom, the child finally agreed to go to school.

usage

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

好 hǎo

说 shuō

歹 dǎi