pester persistently; wear down by persistence
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pester persistently using gentle or indirect means; to wear down someone's resistance through persistent soft tactics
Often used in the set phrase 软磨硬泡 (ruǎn mó yìng pào), describing the tactic of wearing someone down through a combination of persistent pestering and endurance until they give in.
Tā他
ruǎn软
mó磨
yìng硬
pào泡
，
zhōng终
yú于
dé得
dào到
le了
fù父
qīn亲
de的
tóng同
yì意
。
He pestered his father persistently and finally got his consent.
Nǐ你
bié别
xiǎng想
kào靠
ruǎn软
mó磨
jiù就
néng能
ràng让
wǒ我
gǎi改
biàn变
zhǔ主
yi意
。
Don't think you can make me change my mind just by persistent pestering.
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Duì对
yú于
kè客
hù户
de的
wú无
lǐ理
yāo要
qiú求
，
jì既
bù不
néng能
yìng硬
dǐng顶
，
yě也
bù不
néng能
yí一
wèi味
ruǎn软
mó磨
。
Regarding the client's unreasonable demands, we can neither confront them head-on nor just pester them persistently.