软磨硬泡 ruǎnmóyìngpào to pester and coax Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 软磨 軟磨 ruǎnmó to wear down by soft tactics to pester, nag, or stall someone using gentle but persistent means to achieve a goal硬 yìng adjective firm firm; tough; strong; resolute in attitude or character泡 pào verb to pester to pester or harass; to pick up (a girl); to get off with a partner