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

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HSK 4

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会叫天下人笑话

huì jiào tiān xià rén xiào huàeveryone in the world will laugh at it.

HSK 2

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这些自知之明我还是有的

zhè xiē zì zhī zhī míng wǒ hái shì yǒu deI have at least that much self-awareness.

HSK 6

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我娶何人我说了算

wǒ qǔ hé rén wǒ shuō le suànI decide who I marry on my own.

HSK 7

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你更是立了功的女英雄

nǐ gèng shì lì le gōng de nǚ yīng xióngbut also a heroine who made great contributions.

HSK 7

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你若当真怕天下人耻笑

nǐ ruò dàng zhēn pà tiān xià rén chǐ xiàoIf you really fear the world's mockery,

HSK 3

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我找陛下赐婚不就行了

wǒ zhǎo bì xià cì hūn bù jiù xíng leI can ask His Majesty to grant us a marriage.

HSK 5

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你这伤受得委实有些刁钻哪

nǐ zhè shāng shòu dé wěi shí yǒu xiē diāo zuān nǎYour injury is in a rather tricky spot.

HSK 5

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已然断其一臂啊

yǐ rán duàn qí yī bì ahe has lost a right-hand man.

HSK 4

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shí hǔ yǐ sǐShi Hu was already dead.

HSK 6

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石虎是他夫人杀的

shí hǔ shì tā fū rén shā deShi Hu was killed by his wife.

HSK 6

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夫人谁的夫人

fū rén shéi de fū rénWife? Whose wife?

HSK 7

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你不是说死不成家吗

nǐ bú shì shuō sǐ bù chéng jiā maDidn't you say you'd never marry in your life?

HSK 7

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你成家为何不告老夫一声啊

nǐ chéng jiā wèi hé bù gào lǎo fū yī shēng aWhy didn't you tell me you got married?

HSK 2

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就是一段落难姻缘

jiù shì yī duàn luò nán yīn yuánIt was a marriage formed during my time of misfortune.

HSK 6

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那妇人如何杀了石虎

nà fù rén rú hé shā le shí hǔHow did that woman kill Shi Hu?

HSK 4

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当时啊敌众我寡

dāng shí a dí zhòng wǒ guǎAt that time, we were outnumbered.

HSK 6

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侯夫人一把抢过他的战锤

hóu fū rén yī bǎ qiǎng guò tā de zhàn chuíThe Marchioness grabbed his mace

HSK 7

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三锤打死了石虎

sān chuí dǎ sǐ le shí hǔShe killed Shi Hu with only 3 strikes?

HSK 4

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那定是名将之后啊

nà dìng shì míng jiàng zhī hòu aShe must be the scion of a famous general!

HSK 7

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那定是人间的奇女子

nà dìng shì rén jiān de qí nǚ zǐThen she must be an extraordinary woman from a common family.