软磨

ruǎn mó yìng pào

软磨硬泡

use both hard and soft tactics

tā yī zhí chén mò bù yǔ hòu lái tā ruǎn mó dì ràng tā shuō chū le tā de zhēn xīn huà

他一直沉默不语，后来她软磨地让他说出了他的真心话。

He remained silent until she gently asked him to tell his truth.