to make someone happy
让某人开心 (ràng mǒu rén kāixīn)
"Your kind words lighted up my day."
"你的友善话语照亮了我的一天。" (Nǐ de yǒushàn huàyǔ zhàoliàng le wǒ de yītiān.)
to take action or start doing something
a story about someone's misfortune
in the same conditions or with equal chances
to make a difficult decision or endure something unpleasant
to persuade someone by discussion
to respond to information with action