What Does "但鱼跟熊掌不能兼得" (dàn yú gēn xióng zhǎng bù néng jiān dé) Mean?

dàn但yú鱼gēn跟xióng熊zhǎng掌bù不néng能jiān兼dé得

But one can't have it all.

HSK Vocabulary

但H2 鱼H2 跟H2 兼H7 得H2

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E25

Clip Timestamp

21:56

TMDB ID

270857

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	说要出去看一看走一走	shuō yào chū qù kàn yī kàn zǒu yī zǒu	going out to experience the world.
2▶	但鱼跟熊掌不能兼得	dàn yú gēn xióng zhǎng bù néng jiān dé	But one can't have it all.
3	一条路能走多远有的时候也不是靠自己的体力	yī tiáo lù néng zǒu duō yuǎn yǒu de shí hòu yě bú shì kào zì jǐ de tǐ lì	How far I can go isn't just about me, right?

More Clips From Episode

Total 119 clips (Page 2 of 6)

HSK 6

0:03s

要提前熟悉熟悉环境嘛

yào tí qián shú xī shú xī huán jìng maTo get familiar with the environment in advance.

你有没有出国留学的打算我家没这个实力

HSK 5

0:03s

你有没有出国留学的打算我家没这个实力

nǐ yǒu méi yǒu chū guó liú xué de dǎ suàn wǒ jiā méi zhè ge shí lìDo you have plans to study abroad? My family can't afford it.

HSK 4

0:03s

在这方面我可以帮到你

zài zhè fāng miàn wǒ kě yǐ bāng dào nǐI can help you with that.

考试应该是不成问题的关键还是看

HSK 4

0:03s

考试应该是不成问题的关键还是看

kǎo shì yīng gāi shì bù chéng wèn tí de guān jiàn hái shì kànPassing the exam shouldn't be a problem for a student from our university. The key is whether you want to study abroad.

HSK 3

0:03s

想就好想啊那就有办法

xiǎng jiù hǎo xiǎng a nà jiù yǒu bàn fǎThat's good. If you want to, then there's a way.

HSK 4

0:03s

我还是再考虑考虑吧

wǒ hái shì zài kǎo lǜ kǎo lǜ baI'll think about it.

就这小子这饭等太长时间了这么长时间

HSK 2

0:03s

就这小子这饭等太长时间了这么长时间

jiù zhè xiǎo zi zhè fàn děng tài zhǎng shí jiān le zhè me zhǎng shí jiānThe delivery guy has kept me waiting. Such a long time.

我就点两个蛋炒饭多长时间了这么慢

HSK 2

0:03s

我就点两个蛋炒饭多长时间了这么慢

wǒ jiù diǎn liǎng gè dàn chǎo fàn duō zhǎng shí jiān le zhè me mànI ordered two servings of egg fried rice long ago. So slow.

你给我下蛋去了啊不好意思啊太慢了

HSK 2

0:03s

你给我下蛋去了啊不好意思啊太慢了

nǐ gěi wǒ xià dàn qù le a bù hǎo yì sī a tài màn leYou lay the eggs? Sorry about that. Way too slow.

HSK 4

0:03s

这饭都凉了还怎么吃了

zhè fàn dōu liáng le hái zěn me chī leIt is cold now. How am I supposed to eat it?

HSK 4

0:03s

自己留着吃吧啊你吃

zì jǐ liú zhe chī ba a nǐ chīKeep it for yourself. You eat it.

HSK 5

0:03s

跟谁说话呢捡起来你给我捡起来

gēn shuí shuō huà ne jiǎn qǐ lái nǐ gěi wǒ jiǎn qǐ láiWho do you think you are? Pick them up. You pick them up.

HSK 2

0:03s

你这才来庆州多久啊

nǐ zhè cái lái qìng zhōu duō jiǔ aYou haven't been in Qingzhou for long.

HSK 3

0:03s

没有一个干得长的我又没说错啊

méi yǒu yí gè gàn dé zhǎng de wǒ yòu méi shuō cuò aNone lasted long. I'm not wrong.

HSK 1

0:03s

你等一下你咋了

nǐ děng yí xià nǐ zǎ leHold on. What's wrong? You're bleeding.

HSK 2

0:03s

你坐那儿别动

nǐ zuò nà ér bié dòngSit there and don't move.

你以后中午聚餐的时候能提前跟我说一声吗

HSK 4

0:03s

你以后中午聚餐的时候能提前跟我说一声吗

nǐ yǐ hòu zhōng wǔ jù cān de shí hòu néng tí qián gēn wǒ shuō yī shēng maIf you have a lunch gathering, just let me know in advance.

HSK 2

0:03s

你给我送饭去了是不

nǐ gěi wǒ sòng fàn qù le shì bùYou went to bring me food?

HSK 6

0:03s

不就一顿饭吗你至于吗

bù jiù yī dùn fàn ma nǐ zhì yú maIt's just one meal. Is it a big deal?

HSK 6

0:03s

对不起嘛我刚刚说话太冲了

duì bù qǐ ma wǒ gāng gāng shuō huà tài chòng leI'm sorry. I spoke too harshly just now.