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 9 of 11)

HSK 4

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像你母亲一样

xiàng nǐ mǔ qīn yī yàngjust like your mother.

HSK 4

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为师答应你

wèi shī dā yìng nǐI promise you.

HSK 5

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年方多大呀

nián fāng duō dà yaAnd how old is she?

HSK 2

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姓樊名长玉

xìng fán míng zhǎng yùHer name is Fan Changyu.

HSK 4

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你就是那赘婿

nǐ jiù shì nà zhuì xùYou are that matrilocal husband?

HSK 5

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您被抓去修水坝了

nín bèi zhuā qù xiū shuǐ bà leYou were caught to repair the dam?

HSK 4

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就是我看子时三刻了

jiù shì wǒ kàn zi shí sān kè leIt's almost midnight.

HSK 5

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是侯爷让你守在这儿的

shì hóu yé ràng nǐ shǒu zài zhè ér deDid the marquis order you to guard here?

HSK 6

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劳烦将军帮我照看一下宁娘

láo fán jiāng jūn bāng wǒ zhào kàn yī xià níng niángGeneral, please look after Changning for me.

HSK 7

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战场上看到了太多死人

zhàn chǎng shàng kàn dào le tài duō sǐ rénI saw too many dead bodies on the battlefield.

HSK 7

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我第一次上战场的时候

wǒ dì yī cì shàng zhàn chǎng de shí hòuThe first time I went to battle,

HSK 6

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杀的人比第一次还要多

shā de rén bǐ dì yī cì hái yào duōI killed even more people than the first.

HSK 4

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就出来随便找了个地方打鱼

jiù chū lái suí biàn zhǎo le gè dì fāng dǎ yúSo I went out and found a random place to fish

HSK 5

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你根本就没有认真迎战

nǐ gēn běn jiù méi yǒu rèn zhēn yíng zhànYou weren't fighting seriously.

HSK 7

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上了战场我打不过你的

shàng le zhàn chǎng wǒ dǎ bù guò nǐ deOn the battlefield, I couldn't beat you.

HSK 6

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近身肉搏大都以速度见长

jìn shēn ròu bó dà dū yǐ sù dù jiàn zhǎngClose combat relies mostly on speed.

HSK 5

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招式却又势大力沉

zhāo shì què yòu shì dà lì chénbut your moves are heavy and powerful.

HSK 3

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总要先试出你的套路来再打

zǒng yào xiān shì chū nǐ de tào lù lái zài dǎI've got to figure out your style first.

HSK 6

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来这个好了小心烫

lái zhè ge hǎo le xiǎo xīn tàngHere, this is ready. Be careful. It's hot.

HSK 4

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这些果子有的酸有的辛

zhè xiē guǒ zi yǒu de suān yǒu de xīnSome are sour, some are spicy.