我跟校长劝了半天 也劝不住
“We tried to persuade.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说是今年牛羊太少了 要跟着哥哥出去打工
“few cattle this year. He must work with his brother.”
我跟校长劝了半天 也 劝不住
“We tried to persuade.”
那这样吧
“I'll talk to”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In rural or pastoral Chinese communities, economic pressures often lead families to pull youths from school to work, posing persistent challenges for local educators.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tried persuading for a long time
Use '半天' figuratively after an action verb to emphasize exhausting effort without success.
unable to dissuade / cannot stop someone through persuasion
A potential complement expressing that persuasion failed to change the person's course of action.
