"play hardball" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 强硬手段

Definition

在谈判或竞争中采取强硬或坚定的态度以达到自己的目的，尤其用于商务或协商中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于口语表达，常见于商业或政治语境，强调采取强硬、坚定甚至不妥协的态度。通常在温和方式无效时使用。

Examples

Sometimes you have to play hardball to win a contract.

有时候你必须**采取强硬手段**才能拿到合同。

If they raise their prices, we may need to play hardball.

如果他们涨价，我们可能需要**采取强硬手段**。

He is ready to play hardball during these talks.

他准备在这些谈判中**采取强硬手段**。

Our competitors started to play hardball, so we had to respond.

我们的竞争对手开始**强硬对待**，所以我们不得不应对。

You can't always be nice—sometimes you need to play hardball to get respect.

你不能总是和气——有时你得**采取强硬手段**才能获得尊重。

They thought we would back down, but we decided to play hardball this time.

他们以为我们会让步，但这次我们决定**采取强硬手段**。