What Does "两害相较取其轻" (liǎng hài xiāng jiào qǔ qí qīng) Mean?

liǎng两hài害xiāng相jiào较qǔ取qí其qīng轻

to choose the lesser of two evils.

HSK Vocabulary

取H4 其H5 轻H4

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E28

Clip Timestamp

7:49

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	先生曾教过	xiān shēng céng jiào guò	Teacher once taught me
2▶	两害相较取其轻	liǎng hài xiāng jiào qǔ qí qīng	to choose the lesser of two evils.
3	询叔可以赌一下	xún shū kě yǐ dǔ yī xià	Mr. Xun, we can take a gamble.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 7

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但信中对谋害之人只字未提

dàn xìn zhōng duì móu hài zhī rén zhī zì wèi tíBut the letter didn't mention anything about the murderer.

HSK 1

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实不知大公子在此

shí bù zhī dà gōng zi zài cǐI truly didn't know you were here, Eldest Young Master.

HSK 5

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皇长孙如今还活着吧

huáng zhǎng sūn rú jīn hái huó zhe baIs the Imperial Eldest Grandson still alive?

HSK 1

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长信王的长子

zhǎng xìn wáng de zhǎng zǐLord Changxin's eldest son.

HSK 6

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可不止刀斧剑伤

kě bù zhǐ dāo fǔ jiàn shāngcuts and sword wounds on your body.

HSK 2

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你就是个小娘子

nǐ jiù shì gè xiǎo niáng zǐYou're just a young lady.

HSK 5

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你你这里也伤到了

nǐ nǐ zhè lǐ yě shāng dào leYou... You're hurt here too.

HSK 7

0:03s

怕也是在战场上磕碰的

pà yě shì zài zhàn chǎng shàng kē pèng deI probably bumped it on the battlefield too.

HSK 3

0:03s

你身上其他硌伤都是乌青的

nǐ shēn shàng qí tā gè shāng dōu shì wū qīng deAll your other bruises are dark,

HSK 4

0:03s

倒像是刚弄上去没多久

dào xiàng shì gāng nòng shàng qù méi duō jiǔlooks quite fresh.

HSK 2

0:03s

我在医书上从没见过

wǒ zài yī shū shàng cóng méi jiàn guòI've never read about anything like this in medical books.

HSK 4

0:03s

刚弄上去没多久

gāng nòng shàng qù méi duō jiǔFresh...

HSK 3

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应该也是摔倒在地上

yīng gāi yě shì shuāi dǎo zài dì shàngI must have gotten it