What Does "此乃前菜" (cǐ nǎi qián cài) Mean?

cǐ此nǎi乃qián前cài菜

This is just the appetizer.

HSK Vocabulary

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E38

Clip Timestamp

6:52

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	西北调兵的虎符	xī běi diào bīng de hǔ fú	used to mobilize troops in the Northwest back then?
2▶	此乃前菜	cǐ nǎi qián cài	This is just the appetizer.
3	大宴还在后头呢	dà yàn hái zài hòu tou ne	The main course is yet to come.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 4

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这玩意找大夫没用

zhè wán yì zhǎo dà fū méi yòngA doctor won't help with this.

HSK 2

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你就别添乱了跟我走

nǐ jiù bié tiān luàn le gēn wǒ zǒuJust don't make trouble. Come with me.

HSK 7

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看来无须老夫出手了

kàn lái wú xū lǎo fū chū shǒu leIt seems there is no need for me to intervene.

HSK 4

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我都说了这种事不用找大夫

wǒ dōu shuō le zhè zhǒng shì bù yòng zhǎo dà fūI told you that you don't need a doctor for such things.

HSK 4

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所以到底啥是生活啊

suǒ yǐ dào dǐ shá shì shēng huó aSo what exactly is life?

HSK 7

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皇帝挨了一耳光

huáng dì āi le yī ěr guāngThe Emperor got a slap in the face?

HSK 5

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不枉孤给他送了一场大火呀

bù wǎng gū gěi tā sòng le yī cháng dà huǒ yaIt was worth the fire I sent him.

HSK 2

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你们李家出了家贼

nǐ men lǐ jiā chū le jiā zéiYour Li family has a traitor within.

HSK 4

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不好好惩治一下

bù hǎo hǎo chéng zhì yī xiàShouldn't he be punished properly?

HSK 5

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坏了今日大计

huài le jīn rì dà jìand ruined today's grand plan.

HSK 5

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我替他承担

wǒ tì tā chéng dānfor him.

HSK 4

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魏严要是知道了

wèi yán yào shì zhī dào leIf Wei Yan knows it,

HSK 3

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一定会很开心吧

yí dìng huì hěn kāi xīn bahe will be very happy.

HSK 1

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他心心念念的虎符

tā xīn xīn niàn niàn de hǔ fúThe Tiger Tally he has been longing for.

HSK 1

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大宴还在后头呢

dà yàn hái zài hòu tou neThe main course is yet to come.

HSK 7

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看我摘了好多桂花

kàn wǒ zhāi le hǎo duō guì huāLook, I picked so many osmanthus flowers.

HSK 4

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征儿可真棒

zhēng ér kě zhēn bàngGood job, Zheng.

HSK 3

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就用这些做桂花糖好不好

jiù yòng zhè xiē zuò guì huā táng hǎo bù hǎolet's use these to make osmanthus candy. Okay?

HSK 2

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快坐下吃桂花糕

kuài zuò xià chī guì huā gāoSit down. Have some osmanthus cake.

HSK 1

0:03s

能有一个相知相守的人

néng yǒu yí gè xiāng zhī xiāng shǒu de rénwho understands and cherishes you,