What Does "杀鸡焉用宰牛刀是吧" (shā jī yān yòng zǎi niú dāo shì ba) Mean?

shā杀jī鸡yān焉yòng用zǎi宰niú牛dāo刀shì是ba吧

Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, right?

HSK Vocabulary

杀H6 鸡H3 是H1 吧H1

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E4

Clip Timestamp

35:39

TMDB ID

261675

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	谁对谁错不是一眼就能看明白吗	shuí duì shuí cuò bú shì yī yǎn jiù néng kàn míng bái ma	Who's right and who's wrong, isn't it obvious at a glance?
2▶	杀鸡焉用宰牛刀是吧	shā jī yān yòng zǎi niú dāo shì ba	Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, right?
3	看来你爸这次又失算了	kàn lái nǐ bà zhè cì yòu shī suàn le	Looks like your dad misjudged again.

More Clips From Episode

Total 187 clips (Page 1 of 10)

HSK 2

0:03s

那就好你在哪儿

nà jiù hǎo nǐ zài nǎ érThat's good. Where are you?

怎么还在森林公园那个回头再说吧

HSK 6

0:03s

怎么还在森林公园那个回头再说吧

zěn me hái zài sēn lín gōng yuán nà ge huí tóu zài shuō baWhy are you still at the Forest Park? I'll explain later.

这么晚了小孩撑不住了吧有没有闹觉

HSK 6

0:03s

这么晚了小孩撑不住了吧有没有闹觉

zhè me wǎn le xiǎo hái chēng bú zhù le ba yǒu méi yǒu nào juéIt's late. The kid can't hold out much longer, right? Is she getting cranky?

HSK 3

0:03s

我看还是你把孩子给我送过来吧

wǒ kàn hái shì nǐ bǎ hái zi gěi wǒ sòng guò lái baWhy don't you bring her over to me?

HSK 7

0:03s

别折腾了小笼包也撑不了那么久

bié zhē teng le xiǎo lóng bāo yě chēng bù liǎo nà me jiǔDon't go through the trouble. She won't last that long.

HSK 7

0:03s

让孩子休息一下回头我给你报销

ràng hái zi xiū xī yī xià huí tóu wǒ gěi nǐ bào xiāoso she can rest. I'll reimburse you later.

HSK 6

0:03s

我就知道这天下没有免费的午餐

wǒ jiù zhī dào zhè tiān xià méi yǒu miǎn fèi de wǔ cānI knew there's no such thing as a free lunch.

HSK 7

0:03s

帮人帮到底送佛送到西

bāng rén bāng dào dǐ sòng fú sòng dào xīhelping all the way.

HSK 5

0:03s

小笼包你看这房间好大呀

xiǎo lóng bāo nǐ kàn zhè fáng jiān hǎo dà yaXiaolongbao, look. The room is so big.

HSK 5

0:03s

一哭把他们吵醒了是不是

yī kū bǎ tā men chǎo xǐng le shì bú shìIf you cry, you'll wake them up, okay?

HSK 2

0:03s

我跟你说有大灰狼

wǒ gēn nǐ shuō yǒu dà huī lángLet me tell you, there's a big bad wolf.

HSK 7

0:03s

你别吓唬她行吗

nǐ bié xià hǔ tā xíng maDon't scare her, okay?

HSK 3

0:03s

那现在怎么办我过来帮忙的我这

nà xiàn zài zěn me bàn wǒ guò lái bāng máng de wǒ zhèThen what do we do now? I came to help, but now

HSK 3

0:03s

哥哥给你讲故事好不好

gē gē gěi nǐ jiǎng gù shì hǎo bù hǎoI tell you a story, okay?

HSK 6

0:03s

先让姐姐带你去洗漱洗漱完之后

xiān ràng jiě jiě dài nǐ qù xǐ shù xǐ shù wán zhī hòulet Rui take you to wash up first. After that,

HSK 6

0:03s

好来姐姐带你去洗漱

hǎo lái jiě jiě dài nǐ qù xǐ shùAlright, come on. I will take you to wash up.

HSK 7

0:03s

乖宝宝太乖了真乖

guāi bǎo bǎo tài guāi le zhēn guāiGood girl, such a good girl. So well-behaved.

HSK 3

0:03s

怎么哭了小笼包跟姐姐说说

zěn me kū le xiǎo lóng bāo gēn jiě jiě shuō shuōWhy are you crying, Xiaolongbao? Tell me.

HSK 4

0:03s

咱可千万不能学

zán kě qiān wàn bù néng xuéWe absolutely must not learn from that.

HSK 2

0:03s

这哪儿跟哪儿怎么就斗殴了

zhè nǎ ér gēn nǎ ér zěn me jiù dòu ōu leWhat are you talking about? How is that just a fight?