好说歹说 — “To use all sorts of arguments or pleas to persuade someone”
好说歹说 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use all sorts of arguments or pleas to persuade someone”. To try hard to convince someone.
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好说歹说 Pronunciation and Pinyin
好说歹说 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 好说歹说
他好说歹说，终于让孩子停止了哭闹
He tried every possible way to persuade the child, and finally got him to stop crying.
Idioms Related to 好说歹说
Synonyms of 好说歹说
More idioms starting with 好
- hào好dān丹fēi非sù素show strong partiality or prejudice
- hào好wéi为shì事duān端fond of stirring up trouble
- hào好wéi为rén人shī师fond of lecturing others
- hǎo好luàn乱lè乐huò祸love causing trouble and mischief
- hǎo好le了chuāng疮bā疤wàng忘le了tòng痛forget past pain once healed
- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler
- hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
- hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
- hǎo好shì事duō多mó磨Good things meet with many twists and turns
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What does 好说歹说 mean?
好说歹说 (hǎo shuō dǎi shuō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use all sorts of arguments or pleas to persuade someone”.
How do you pronounce 好说歹说?
好说歹说 is pronounced hǎo shuō dǎi shuō in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 好说歹说?
形容用各种理由或方式请求或劝说。