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 7 of 11)

HSK 4

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谁要是抵赖谁就是龟孙子

shuí yào shì dǐ lài shuí jiù shì guī sūn ziWhoever denies it is a coward.

HSK 3

0:03s

堂堂王记少东家

táng táng wáng jì shào dōng jiāThe Young Master of Wang's,

HSK 2

0:03s

不就一个灶台吗

bù jiù yí gè zào tái maIt was just a stove.

HSK 1

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你说你一个姑娘家

nǐ shuō nǐ yí gè gū niáng jiāYou're a girl.

HSK 5

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不躲在闺房里边绣花

bù duǒ zài guī fáng lǐ biān xiù huāInstead of staying in your room doing embroidery,

HSK 2

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你跑出来学人做生意

nǐ pǎo chū lái xué rén zuò shēng yìyou're out here trying to do business.

HSK 7

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这不是成心让大伙笑话吗

zhè bú shì chéng xīn ràng dà huǒ xiào huà maAren't you just asking to be a laughingstock?

HSK 7

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我不是欺负你啊

wǒ bú shì qī fù nǐ aI'm not bullying you.

HSK 6

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我是心疼你

wǒ shì xīn téng nǐI feel sorry for you.

HSK 6

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模样生得怪水灵的

mú yàng shēng dé guài shuǐ líng deYou're quite pretty.

HSK 1

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老子有的是钱

lǎo zi yǒu de shì qiánI have plenty of money.

HSK 4

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你算什么狗东西

nǐ suàn shén me gǒu dōng xīWho the hell do you think you are?

HSK 5

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也配买我的方子

yě pèi mǎi wǒ de fāng ziYou think you're worthy of my recipe?

HSK 5

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断了我们家和溢香楼的生意

duàn le wǒ men jiā hé yì xiāng lóu de shēng yìto cut off our business with Yixiang Restaurant.

HSK 1

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你还找上门来了

nǐ hái zhǎo shàng mén lái leAnd now you dared to come here?

HSK 2

0:03s

脸皮怎么这么

liǎn pí zěn me zhè meHow can you be so...

HSK 1

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hǎo hǎoBravo! Bravo!

HSK 4

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这姑奶奶之前收拾我们的时候

zhè gū nǎi nǎi zhī qián shōu shí wǒ men de shí hòuWhen she beat us up earlier,

HSK 5

0:03s

我如何抢了你跟溢香楼的生意

wǒ rú hé qiǎng le nǐ gēn yì xiāng lóu de shēng yìHow did I steal your business with Yixiang Restaurant?

HSK 4

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得亏是樊家二牛的姑娘

děi kuī shì fán jiā èr niú de gū niángIt's lucky she's Fan Erniu's daughter.