What Does "算了多一事不如少一事" (suàn le duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì) Mean?

suàn算le了 duō多yī一shì事bù不rú如shǎo少yī一shì事

Forget it. Let's not make trouble.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E35

Clip Timestamp

12:44

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	吴兄	wú xiōng	Wu.
2▶	算了多一事不如少一事	suàn le duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì	Forget it. Let's not make trouble.
3	多谢吴兄仗义执言	duō xiè wú xiōng zhàng yì zhí yán	Thank you for speaking up, Wu.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 1

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多谢吴兄仗义执言

duō xiè wú xiōng zhàng yì zhí yánThank you for speaking up, Wu.

HSK 7

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如今也不知道何时能被圣上启用

rú jīn yě bù zhī dào hé shí néng bèi shèng shàng qǐ yòngWho knows when His Majesty will have use for us?

HSK 7

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外面今夕是何年了

wài miàn jīn xī shì hé nián letrack of time.

HSK 2

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京城的天是什么颜色

jīng chéng de tiān shì shén me yán sèI've almost forgotten what color

HSK 1

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宋兄也是读书人

sòng xiōng yě shì dú shū rénSong, you are a scholar too.

HSK 6

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为何要忍受他们的欺凌

wèi hé yào rěn shòu tā men de qī língWhy must you endure their bullying?

HSK 7

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一旦失去这来之不易的俸禄

yí dàn shī qù zhè lái zhī bù yì de fèng lùand lose this hard-earned salary,

HSK 6

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宋某便只能流落街头了

sòng mǒu biàn zhǐ néng liú luò jiē tóu leI will end up on the streets.

HSK 4

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自以为已是人中龙凤

zì yǐ wéi yǐ shì rén zhōng lóng fèngI thought I was one of a kind.

HSK 7

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真是应了那句

zhēn shì yīng le nà jùIt really confirms the saying,

HSK 3

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běi yàn nán fēi"When the northern geese fly south,

HSK 7

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遍地凤凰难下足

biàn dì fèng huáng nán xià zúthe phoenixes won't be able find a place to land."

HSK 6

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日后必成大器

rì hòu bì chéng dà qìYou will surely achieve greatness.

HSK 3

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以前是个泥腿子

yǐ qián shì gè ní tuǐ ziused to be a peasant.

HSK 7

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为人粗鄙蛮横

wéi rén cū bǐ mán hèngShe is crude, unreasonable,

HSK 7

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宋兄才华冠绝京城

sòng xiōng cái huá guān jué jīng chéngSong's talent is unmatched in the Capital.

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恐怕是大材小用了

kǒng pà shì dà cái xiǎo yòng leis a waste of your talent.

HSK 5

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夫子云有教无类

fū zǐ yún yǒu jiào wú lèiConfucius said, "In education there should be no class distinction."

HSK 2

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见过大将军

jiàn guò dà jiāng jūnGreetings, General.

HSK 7

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宋司务深谙礼仪之事

sòng sī wù shēn ān lǐ yí zhī shìClerk Song is well-versed in etiquette.