他试着哄他老婆开心，但他没做到。

He tried to cheer up his wife, but wasn't able to.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
2 试着 shìzhe (coll.) to try to
=3 哄 hōng
  1. roar of laughter (onom.)
  2. hubbub
  3. to roar (as a crowd)
=3 哄 hǒng
  1. to deceive
  2. to coax
  3. to amuse (a child)
=3 哄 hòng variant of 鬨 hòng
=3 哄 hòng
  1. tumult
  2. uproar
  3. commotion
  4. disturbance
4 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=5 老婆 lǎopó (coll.) wife
=5 老婆 lǎopo
  1. (Internet slang, ACG, neologism) waifu
  2. (colloquial) wife
  3. waifu
  4. wife
6 开心 kāixīn
  1. to feel happy
  2. to rejoice
  3. to have a great time
  4. to make fun of sb
7 但 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
8 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=9 没 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
=9 没 mò
  1. drowned
  2. to end
  3. to die
  4. to inundate
10 做到 zuòdào
  1. to accomplish
  2. to achieve