What Does "杀鸡不用牛刀" (shā jī bù yòng niú dāo) Mean?

shā杀jī鸡bù不yòng用niú牛dāo刀

Don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

HSK Vocabulary

杀H6 鸡H3 不用H3

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E27

Clip Timestamp

10:16

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	倒也不至于请军医	dào yě bù zhì yú qǐng jūn yī	not enough to trouble a medic.
2▶	杀鸡不用牛刀	shā jī bù yòng niú dāo	Don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
3	伤得不重是吧	shāng dé bù zhòng shì ba	Minor injury, huh?

More Clips From Episode

Total 205 clips (Page 4 of 11)

HSK 4

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我看山长身体也并无大碍

wǒ kàn shān zhǎng shēn tǐ yě bìng wú dà àiIt seems you are fine, Headmaster.

HSK 7

0:03s

我还有别的伤员需要救治

wǒ hái yǒu bié de shāng yuán xū yào jiù zhìI still have other wounded people to treat.

HSK 7

0:03s

jiù cǐ bié guòI'll take my leave.

HSK 5

0:03s

téng wǒ rěn zheIt hurts, but I can endure it.

HSK 5

0:03s

火头营煮了驱寒的姜汤

huǒ tóu yíng zhǔ le qū hán de jiāng tāngThe Mess Crew made ginger soup to ward off the cold.

HSK 6

0:03s

不用了小九将军

bù yòng le xiǎo jiǔ jiāng jūnDon't bother, General Jiu.

HSK 7

0:03s

碰巧被你相救于雪地之中

pèng qiǎo bèi nǐ xiāng jiù yú xuě dì zhī zhōngYou happened to save me in the snow.

HSK 7

0:03s

若是当初告知你身份

ruò shì dāng chū gào zhī nǐ shēn fènIf I had told you who I was back then,

HSK 6

0:03s

怕是会引来祸端

pà shì huì yǐn lái huò duānI feared it would bring disaster.

HSK 7

0:03s

所以选择一直隐瞒

suǒ yǐ xuǎn zé yì zhí yǐn mánSo I chose to keep it secret.

HSK 7

0:03s

我没怪你当时的隐瞒

wǒ méi guài nǐ dāng shí de yǐn mánI don't blame you for hiding it back then.

HSK 2

0:03s

到了嘴边就说不出来了

dào le zuǐ biān jiù shuō bù chū lái lebut I couldn't get started.

HSK 5

0:03s

你为了救她还受了伤

nǐ wèi le jiù tā hái shòu le shāngYou got hurt trying to save her.

HSK 2

0:03s

我们都没在一起过

wǒ men dōu méi zài yì qǐ guòWe've never been together.

HSK 7

0:03s

何来的一拍两散

hé lái de yī pāi liǎng sànHow can we "split up"?

HSK 2

0:03s

什么叫我们没在一起过

shén me jiào wǒ men méi zài yì qǐ guòWhat do you mean by "we've never been together"?

HSK 6

0:03s

你假入赘于我

nǐ jiǎ rù zhuì yú wǒYou pretended to be my matrilocal husband.

HSK 7

0:03s

可世间根本就没有言正这个人

kě shì jiān gēn běn jiù méi yǒu yán zhèng zhè ge rénBut "Yan Zheng" doesn't exist in this world.

HSK 1

0:03s

武安侯是盖世英雄

wǔ ān hóu shì gài shì yīng xióngThe Marquis of Wu'an is an unmatched hero

HSK 6

0:03s

他与一个杀猪女子在一起

tā yǔ yí gè shā zhū nǚ zǐ zài yì qǐIf he is together with a female butcher,