How to Say ‘To coax someone / to cheer someone up’ in Traditional Chinese
哄人
hǒng rén
[hohng ren]
💬 Usage Tip: [哄] is used when you soothe, coax, or sweet-talk someone into a better mood, so [哄人開心] is more than just [make happy]. You can reuse it with other results too, like [哄我睡覺] or [哄小孩].
Phrase Breakdown
哄
hǒng
[hohng]
to coax; to sweet-talk
Means to soothe, coax, or charm someone with words, often playfully.
你很會哄人，我差點就信了。
You're really good at sweet-talking people—I almost believed you.
人
rén
[ren]
person; people
Refers to a person or people; in 哄人 it means the person being coaxed or charmed.
你這麼會看人反應，難怪這麼會哄人。
You're so good at reading people's reactions, no wonder you're so good at charming them.
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