你得劝劝 我哪劝得动
“You have to persuade him. That's impossible.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I don't know what he's thinking. It must be hard for an old man like him.”
你得 劝劝 我哪 劝得动
“You have to persuade him. That's impossible.”
你炖的什么汤
“What soup are you making?”
“He never listens to me anyway; you are the only one who has any influence over him.”
In Chinese households, family members often rely on a specific relative who holds moral authority or favorite status to persuade stubborn elders or children.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how could anyone persuade (him); impossible to persuade
A rhetorical potential complement structure expressing total inability to change someone's mind.
you really should try to persuade him
Used to urge an interlocutor to intervene when someone is acting stubbornly or unwisely.