What Does "左也不是右也不是" (zuǒ yě bú shì yòu yě bú shì) Mean?

zuǒ左yě也bú不shì是 yòu右yě也bú不shì是

Neither this nor that.

HSK Vocabulary

左H2 也H1 右H2

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E3

Clip Timestamp

28:41

TMDB ID

280632

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	臣也不是这个意思	chén yě bú shì zhè ge yì si	That's not what I meant either.
2▶	左也不是右也不是	zuǒ yě bú shì yòu yě bú shì	Neither this nor that.
3	那今日的事情到底怎么发生的	nà jīn rì de shì qíng dào dǐ zěn me fā shēng de	Then how exactly did today's incident happen?

More Clips From Episode

Total 98 clips (Page 4 of 5)

HSK 3

0:03s

看来你不单是想要做国丈

kàn lái nǐ bù dān shì xiǎng yào zuò guó zhàngit seems that you're not content with being my father-in-law.

HSK 5

0:03s

既然如此那便只好请魏太傅

jì rán rú cǐ nà biàn zhǐ hǎo qǐng wèi tài fùIn that case, I have to send Grand Tutor Wei

HSK 1

0:03s

去大理寺走一遭了

qù dà lǐ sì zǒu yī zāo leto the Court of Revision.

HSK 5

0:03s

你这说得太现代了

nǐ zhè shuō dé tài xiàn dài leThe way you talked was way too modern!

HSK 4

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你能不能按照词来啊

nǐ néng bù néng àn zhào cí lái aCan you please stick to the script?

你都改了几版了谁能记得那么多词啊老师

HSK 4

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你都改了几版了谁能记得那么多词啊老师

nǐ dōu gǎi le jǐ bǎn le shuí néng jì de nà me duō cí a lǎo shīYou've revised it so many times. Who can remember all those lines, miss?

我第一次当导演嘛我也有点小紧张

HSK 6

0:03s

我第一次当导演嘛我也有点小紧张

wǒ dì yī cì dāng dǎo yǎn ma wǒ yě yǒu diǎn xiǎo jǐn zhāngIt's my first time directing. I'm a bit nervous, too.

HSK 4

0:03s

那小伙长得多帅啊

nà xiǎo huǒ zhǎng dé duō shuài athat young man is so handsome.

HSK 7

0:03s

你就忍心看他被人蒙骗利用

nǐ jiù rěn xīn kàn tā bèi rén mēng piàn lì yòngCan you bear to see him deceived and utilized by others?

HSK 5

0:03s

那今日的事情到底怎么发生的

nà jīn rì de shì qíng dào dǐ zěn me fā shēng deThen how exactly did today's incident happen?

HSK 4

0:03s

恐怕陛下也不会相信吧

kǒng pà bì xià yě bú huì xiāng xìn bathat they didn't plan this in advance, would you?

HSK 6

0:03s

不会是端王要害我吧

bú huì shì duān wáng yào hài wǒ baCould it be Prince Duan trying to harm me?

HSK 4

0:03s

tù sǐ gǒu pēngThe hunting dog is cooked after the rabbit is caught.

HSK 2

0:03s

鸟尽弓藏啊

niǎo jìn gōng cáng aThe bow is put away when the birds are all gone.

HSK 5

0:03s

他把你利用完了就过河拆桥

tā bǎ nǐ lì yòng wán le jiù guò hé chāi qiáoHe used you and then abandoned you,

HSK 7

0:03s

可真是一碗水端得平

kě zhēn shì yī wǎn shuǐ duān dé píngHe truly kept it fair to both sides

HSK 2

0:03s

怀才不遇啊

huái cái bú yù aYour talents went unrecognized.

HSK 7

0:03s

一次机缘巧合

yī cì jī yuán qiǎo héBy chance,

HSK 7

0:03s

端王器重我是个可塑之才

duān wáng qì zhòng wǒ shì gè kě sù zhī cáiPrince Duan valued me as someone with potential

HSK 7

0:03s

伪造了些天衣无缝的罪证

wěi zào le xiē tiān yī wú fèng de zuì zhèngto fabricate flawless evidence of crimes.