我好声好气地问他，他却没有回答。

I asked him with good intentions, but he did not answer.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 好声好气 hǎoshēnghǎoqì in a kindly manner; gently
=3 地 de
  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
=3 地 dì
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier: 片
4 问 wèn to ask; to inquire
5 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)
6 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)
=7 却 què old variant of 却 què
=7 却 què
  1. but
  2. yet
  3. however
  4. while
  5. to go back
  6. to decline
  7. to retreat
  8. nevertheless
  9. even though
=7 却 qū
  1. to catch
  2. to dispel
  3. to hold up with both hands
8 没有 méiyǒu
  1. haven't
  2. hasn't
  3. doesn't exist
  4. to not have
  5. to not be
9 回答 huídá
  1. to reply; to answer
  2. reply; answer