How to say "心有余而力不足啊" (xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú a) in Chinese dialogue
心有余而力不足啊
there was only so much I could do.
Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0132:25
kě可
shì是
“but”
LINE 0232:26
PLAYING SCENExīn心
yǒu有
yú余
ér而
lì力
bù不
zú足
a啊
“there was only so much I could do.”
LINE 0332:30
hòu lái ne lín yé yé zhǎo dào le wǒ ràng wǒ zuò zhè ge shén mì rén
后来呢 林爷爷找到了我 让我做这个神秘人
“Later, Mr. Lin found me and asked me to be this "mystery person"”
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xiǎo lín shì shì zhè ge cài shì wǒ men jiā lǎo wáng de ná shǒu hǎo càiWanxing, try this dish. It's my husband's specialty.
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zhè shì wǒ zuì ná shǒu de hóng shāo shàn yú dú jiā mì fāngThis is my signature dish, braised eel. It's a secret recipe.
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nǐ cháng cháng cháng cháng cháng cháng tā men mǔ nǚ liǎ zuì ài zhè kǒuCome on, try it. My wife and Tian both love it the most.
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wǒ gàn le nǐ suí yì hǎo ba nà rén hē bù hēI'll finish mine, and you do as you like. -Okay? -You're putting her on the spot.
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wǒ shì xiǎo de shí hòu méi hǎo hǎo dú shū méi shén me wén huàI didn't study hard when I was a kid, so I'm not very educated.
HSK 6
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zì zuò cōng míng wǒ hái wèn rén jiā wǒ shuō xiān shēngtried to act clever and asked him, "Sir,
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zhè ge gēn wǒ men jiā kāng lǎo shī bǐ nà yě shì bù qióng duō ràngCompared to our Professor Kang, you're no couch.
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bié guāng wǒ wán a nián qīng rén a huó yuè yì diǎn bié guāng kàn shǒu jī leDon't let me have all the fun. You young people, be more lively. Don't just sit there with your phones.
HSK 7
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wǒ jiù shuō nǐ bù xíng ma nǐ zhēn shì zhèSee? I knew you were no good. And you just had to...
HSK 7
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lái lái lái xiǎo lín lǎo shī yùn dòng tiān fù wèi líng wǒ láiCome on, come on. She has zero athletic talent. I'll do it.
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kě yǐ a wǒ jiù shuō xiǎo lín lǎo shī kě yǐ de maNot bad. See? I knew Wanxing was good.
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gāng zài lóu shàng kàn guò shì bú shì hěn hǎo xiàoI just saw the photo upstairs. Isn't that hilarious?
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yào bù yào wǒ yě dài nǐ yì qǐ qù zān huā ahow about I take you along to try the flower crown too?