What Does "我连自己都养不起" (wǒ lián zì jǐ dōu yǎng bù qǐ) Mean?

wǒ我lián连zì自jǐ己dōu都yǎng养bù不qǐ起

I couldn't even take care of myself back then,

HSK Vocabulary

我H1 连H4 自己H2 都H1 养H3 不H1 起H3

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E23

Clip Timestamp

8:05

TMDB ID

107329

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	过去打工十几个人挤在一个房子里住	guò qù dǎ gōng shí jǐ gè rén jǐ zài yí gè fáng zi lǐ zhù	and I shared an apartment with a dozen of people at that time.
2▶	我连自己都养不起	wǒ lián zì jǐ dōu yǎng bù qǐ	I couldn't even take care of myself back then,
3	怎么养孩子	zěn me yǎng hái zi	so how could I take care of a child?

More Clips From Episode

Total 43 clips (Page 1 of 3)

HSK 3

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阿姨不是说还给我做好吃的吗

ā yí bú shì shuō huán gěi wǒ zuò hǎo chī de mayou said that you would make delicious food for me.

HSK 4

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我就只能当捧哏的

wǒ jiù zhǐ néng dāng pěng gén deand I was like a supporting role.

HSK 5

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这回呀我当一回女主角

zhè huí ya wǒ dāng yī huí nǚ zhǔ juéBut this time, I was the leading role.

HSK 4

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这本来就是给你准备的

zhè běn lái jiù shì gěi nǐ zhǔn bèi deI especially bought this for you.

不是说在餐厅见吗我就知道这个点

HSK 4

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不是说在餐厅见吗我就知道这个点

bú shì shuō zài cān tīng jiàn ma wǒ jiù zhī dào zhè ge diǎnDidn't we agree to meet in the restaurant? I know it's hard

HSK 6

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他们家可是有皇位要继承的

tā men jiā kě shì yǒu huáng wèi yào jì chéng deHis family needs someone to inherit the family property.

HSK 6

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我想听实话实话

wǒ xiǎng tīng shí huà shí huàI just want you to tell me the truth.

HSK 3

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腿麻了麻了麻了麻了

tuǐ má le má le má le má leMy legs are numb.

我在这儿等了你一个多小时我站累了我

HSK 2

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我在这儿等了你一个多小时我站累了我

wǒ zài zhè ér děng le nǐ yí gè duō xiǎo shí wǒ zhàn lèi le wǒI've been standing here, waiting for you for over an hour. And I'm exhausted.

HSK 2

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你别动啊你让我缓缓缓缓

nǐ bié dòng a nǐ ràng wǒ huǎn huǎn huǎn huǎnDon't move. Give me a moment.

HSK 2

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téng téng téngThat hurts.

我们俩这么多年朋友你还不了解吗

HSK 4

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我们俩这么多年朋友你还不了解吗

wǒ men liǎ zhè me duō nián péng yǒu nǐ hái bù liǎo jiě maWe've been friends for years, and you should know me better than this.

HSK 4

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我怎么可能觉得好笑呢

wǒ zěn me kě néng jué de hǎo xiào neI would never do that to you!

HSK 3

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我觉得我自己跟个大傻子一样

wǒ jué de wǒ zì jǐ gēn gè dà shǎ zi yī yàngI think that I was just an idiot

HSK 5

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你们俩现在就是合起伙来骗我

nǐ men liǎ xiàn zài jiù shì hé qǐ huǒ lái piàn wǒNow the two of you are just lying to me together.

HSK 7

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迷惑行为大赏是不是

mí huò xíng wéi dà shǎng shì bú shìThis is absurd, isn't it?

HSK 7

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你今天就是来跟我炫耀的

nǐ jīn tiān jiù shì lái gēn wǒ xuàn yào deyou're here to show off.

你是来跟我炫耀吗你现在看着我这样

HSK 7

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你是来跟我炫耀吗你现在看着我这样

nǐ shì lái gēn wǒ xuàn yào ma nǐ xiàn zài kàn zhe wǒ zhè yàngAre you here to show off? You are particularly happy

等你一个多小时你怎么能这么说我

HSK 2

0:03s

等你一个多小时你怎么能这么说我

děng nǐ yí gè duō xiǎo shí nǐ zěn me néng zhè me shuō wǒfor over an hour. How could you say that?

你怎么能这么想我呢我从来都没有觉得

HSK 4

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你怎么能这么想我呢我从来都没有觉得

nǐ zěn me néng zhè me xiǎng wǒ ne wǒ cóng lái dōu méi yǒu jué deHow could you think of me like that? I've never been