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 8 of 11)

HSK 7

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她本就不需要立军功来匹配我

tā běn jiù bù xū yào lì jūn gōng lái pǐ pèi wǒshe never needed military merits to match me.

HSK 6

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倒是一位通透的女子

dǎo shì yī wèi tōng tòu de nǚ zǐShe is quite an insightful woman,

HSK 5

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hěn shì xiāng sìI recently took in at Baxia.

HSK 3

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你要给她武安侯换她夫婿

nǐ yào gěi tā wǔ ān hóu huàn tā fū xùEven if you offered the Marquis of Wu'an to her in exchange for her husband,

HSK 4

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还不如一碗米饭来得实在

hái bù rú yī wǎn mǐ fàn lái de shí zàiThey are not as worthwhile as a bowl of rice.

HSK 4

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要是再给她几只烧鸡

yào shì zài gěi tā jǐ zhī shāo jīIf you give her a few roast chickens,

HSK 7

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她比神仙还自在呀

tā bǐ shén xiān hái zì zài yashe'll be happier than anyone in the world.

HSK 7

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干多少活从不计较

gàn duō shǎo huó cóng bù jì jiàoShe never complains about heavy work

HSK 5

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一把子使不完的力气呀

yī bà zi shǐ bù wán de lì qì yaand always has endless energy.

HSK 5

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他们说的像同一个人

tā men shuō de xiàng tóng yī gè rénthey are talking about the same person?

HSK 6

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学生有一事相求

xué shēng yǒu yī shì xiāng qiúI want to ask you for a favor.

HSK 1

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学生恳请老师

xué shēng kěn qǐng lǎo shīI implore you, Master,

HSK 3

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收我妻子为义女

shōu wǒ qī zǐ wèi yì nǚto take my wife as your goddaughter.

HSK 1

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堵住悠悠众口

dǔ zhù yōu yōu zhòng kǒuto silence the gossip?

HSK 1

0:03s

我不在乎她的身世

wǒ bù zài hū tā de shēn shìI don't care about her origins.

HSK 7

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世人以她的身世为借口

shì rén yǐ tā de shēn shì wèi jiè kǒuto use them as an excuse

HSK 5

0:03s

只想当一个普通的老百姓呢

zhǐ xiǎng dāng yí gè pǔ tōng de lǎo bǎi xìng neand just wants to be a commoner?

HSK 7

0:03s

若是她愿意跟随于我

ruò shì tā yuàn yì gēn suí yú wǒBut if she is willing to follow me,

HSK 7

0:03s

我也绝不会让她再摔跟头

wǒ yě jué bú huì ràng tā zài shuāi gēn touI will never let her suffer again.

HSK 7

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还是一个痴心之人

hái shì yí gè chī xīn zhī rényou to be so devoted,