好不容易才把他劝走
“It took a lot to persuade him to leave.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“He was furious when he heard about your accident.”
好不容易 才把他劝走
“It took a lot to persuade him to leave.”
“Did my dad... Alright, stop talking.”
“You have no idea how furious he was; I barely managed to hold him back.”
In Chinese family dynamics, intermediaries frequently intervene to soothe an elder's fury before direct confrontation leads to irreversible fallout.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only after great effort / with great difficulty
Emphasizes the intense struggle or prolonged effort required to achieve a specific outcome.
persuade (someone) to leave
A resultative verb compound describing the act of convincing an agitated person to depart peacefully.