算了 多一事不如少一事
“Forget it. Let's not make trouble.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
吴兄
“Wu.”
算了 多一事不如少一事
“Forget it. Let's not make trouble.”
“Let's just drop it; fighting back will only bring more trouble upon us.”
Reflects a traditional Chinese survival philosophy where endurance and compromise are considered safer than provoking powerful rivals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let it be; forget it; never mind
A very common colloquial expression used to abandon an argument, drop a matter, or accept an unfavorable outcome.
it is better to avoid extra trouble than invite it; better to leave well enough alone
A common proverb used to justify non-intervention, de-escalation, or walking away from potential conflict.
Functions in 'suan le' to mark the pragmatic change of state, indicating closure and moving on.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Less trouble is better than more,”
“Better to avoid trouble.”
“No, no, no. Wait. Let's not make this a bigger deal than it is.”
“I'd rather avoid any trouble.”
“fewer troubles are always better than more.”
“Better avoid extra trouble. Isn't business pretty good?”