What Does "数十万人命如草芥" (shù shí wàn rén mìng rú cǎo jiè) Mean?

shù数shí十wàn万rén人mìng命rú如cǎo草jiè芥

Tens of thousands of lives were treated as worthless as grass.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E30

Clip Timestamp

27:38

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	北厥长驱直入	běi jué cháng qū zhí rù	Beijue people marched straight in.
2▶	数十万人命如草芥	shù shí wàn rén mìng rú cǎo jiè	Tens of thousands of lives were treated as worthless as grass.
3	我父亲也被挂在城头	wǒ fù qīn yě bèi guà zài chéng tóu	And my father was hanged on the city wall.

More Clips From Episode

Total 133 clips (Page 5 of 7)

HSK 6

0:03s

你为何忽然问起此事

nǐ wèi hé hū rán wèn qǐ cǐ shìWhy do you suddenly ask about this?

HSK 2

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樊长玉你说啊

fán zhǎng yù nǐ shuō aFan Changyu, tell him.

HSK 7

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对他实话实说才是正理

duì tā shí huà shí shuō cái shì zhèng lǐTelling him the truth is the right thing to do.

HSK 5

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哪怕他从此和你反目成仇

nǎ pà tā cóng cǐ hé nǐ fǎn mù chéng chóuEven if he turns against you from now on,

HSK 6

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贺将军的丧事何时举行

hè jiāng jūn de sāng shì hé shí jǔ xíngwhen will General He's funeral be held?

HSK 6

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家父战死于瑾州

jiā fù zhàn sǐ yú jǐn zhōumy father died in battle in Jinzhou.

HSK 2

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都会回来祭拜家父

dū huì huí lái jì bài jiā fùreturn to pay their respects to my father.

HSK 6

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我也想为谢将军上炷香

wǒ yě xiǎng wèi xiè jiāng jūn shàng zhù xiāngI also want to offer incense for General Xie.

HSK 4

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是我最为得意的学生

shì wǒ zuì wèi dé yì de xué shēngYou are my proudest student.

HSK 5

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我不想你为其蛊惑

wǒ bù xiǎng nǐ wèi qí gǔ huòI don't want you to be misled by them

HSK 6

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沦为他人权谋之棋子

lún wèi tā rén quán móu zhī qí ziand become a pawn in their schemes.

HSK 4

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大人您决定挂哪一副

dà rén nín jué dìng guà nǎ yī fùMy Lord, which pair have you decided to hang?

HSK 6

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怀安定会继承老师的遗志

huái ān dìng huì jì chéng lǎo shī de yí zhìI, Huaian, will carry on your legacy,

HSK 7

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不枉大胤牺牲的军民

bù wǎng dà yìn xī shēng de jūn mínand won't let down the soldiers and civilians of Great Yin who sacrificed their lives.

HSK 7

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说表哥伤势不轻

shuō biǎo gē shāng shì bù qīngyour injuries are severe.

HSK 7

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有利于伤口愈合

yǒu lì yú shāng kǒu yù héhealing wounds.

HSK 7

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你怎么抖得这么厉害

nǐ zěn me dǒu dé zhè me lì hàiWhy are you shaking so badly?

HSK 4

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怕城破以后引得我家满门抄斩

pà chéng pò yǐ hòu yǐn dé wǒ jiā mǎn mén chāo zhǎnand is afraid that our whole family will be executed if the city falls.

HSK 6

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已在汤里下了毒

yǐ zài tāng lǐ xià le dúHe put poison in the soup,

HSK 2

0:03s

说要拿你的人头去献降

shuō yào ná nǐ de rén tóu qù xiàn jiàngsaying he would offer your head to surrender.