What Does "正本清源" (zhèng běn qīng yuán) Mean?

zhèng正běn本qīng清yuán源

♪ Why do we need to seek cause and effect ♪ Set things right?

HSK Vocabulary

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E6

Clip Timestamp

32:55

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	才能正本清源	cái néng zhèng běn qīng yuán	♪ Why do we need to seek cause and effect ♪ to set things right.
2▶	正本清源	zhèng běn qīng yuán	♪ Why do we need to seek cause and effect ♪ Set things right?
3	正本清源什么意思	zhèng běn qīng yuán shén me yì si	♪ Why do we need to seek cause and effect ♪ What does that mean?

More Clips From Episode

Total 216 clips (Page 3 of 11)

HSK 3

0:03s

我以为只是个布条

wǒ yǐ wéi zhǐ shì gè bù tiáoI thought it was just a piece of cloth.

HSK 7

0:03s

爹娘临近岁末

diē niáng lín jìn suì mòFather, Mother, the year is ending.

HSK 4

0:03s

爹娘要是泉下有知

diē niáng yào shì quán xià yǒu zhīIf your spirits are watching,

HSK 7

0:03s

请保佑他身体早日康复

qǐng bǎo yòu tā shēn tǐ zǎo rì kāng fùplease bless him with a quick recovery,

HSK 7

0:03s

是哪个砸了樊姑奶奶的东西

shì nǎ ge zá le fán gū nǎi nǎi de dōng xīWho smashed my stuff?

HSK 7

0:03s

有本事出来当面锣对面鼓

yǒu běn shì chū lái dāng miàn luó duì miàn gǔ[Fan's Butcher Shop] Come out and face me if you have the guts!

HSK 6

0:03s

缩头的是乌龟王八蛋

suō tóu de shì wū guī wáng bā dàn[Fan's Butcher Shop] Hiding makes you a bastard!

HSK 7

0:03s

这又不是我砸的

zhè yòu bú shì wǒ zá deI didn't do it.

HSK 7

0:03s

人狂他有天收

rén kuáng tā yǒu tiān shōukarma.

HSK 6

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你家这铺子先前关了快两个月

nǐ jiā zhè pù zi xiān qián guān le kuài liǎng gè yuèYour shop was closed for almost 2 months.

HSK 4

0:03s

是不是没交头钱啊

shì bú shì méi jiāo tóu qián aDid you forget to pay the protection money?

HSK 4

0:03s

我倒要看看这条街

wǒ dào yào kàn kàn zhè tiáo jiēI'd like to see who on this street

HSK 7

0:03s

谁敢不出头钱

shuí gǎn bù chū tóu qiándares not pay up.

HSK 5

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这这肉铺是是您开的呀

zhè zhè ròu pù shì shì nín kāi de yaThis butcher shop is yours?

HSK 4

0:03s

误会全都是误会

wù huì quán dōu shì wù huìMisunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding.

HSK 7

0:03s

我们也是拿人钱财替人消灾

wǒ men yě shì ná rén qián cái tì rén xiāo zāiWe're just doing a job we were paid for.

HSK 7

0:03s

但也知道不能出卖主顾的规矩

dàn yě zhī dào bù néng chū mài zhǔ gù de guī jǔwe know the rule about not betraying a client.

HSK 1

0:03s

你叫金爷是吧

nǐ jiào jīn yé shì baYou are... Mr. Jin, right?

HSK 4

0:03s

以后管叫元宝宝儿都行

yǐ hòu guǎn jiào yuán bǎo bǎo ér dōu xíngYou can call me Yuanbao or Bao from now on.

HSK 4

0:03s

来里面也得收拾收拾快点

lái lǐ miàn yě dé shōu shí shōu shí kuài diǎn[Meat] Come on. Clean up inside too. Hurry up.