What Does "以免打草惊蛇" (yǐ miǎn dǎ cǎo jīng shé) Mean?

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以免打草惊蛇

yǐ miǎn dǎ cǎo jīng shé

to avoid tipping him off.

HSK Vocabulary

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TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E2

Clip Timestamp

16:12

TMDB ID

261676

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	很容易引起嫌疑人的警觉我就采取那个暗地啊调查	hěn róng yì yǐn qǐ xián yí rén de jǐng jué wǒ jiù cǎi qǔ nà ge àn dì a diào chá	it could easily alert the suspect. I suggest we investigate covertly
2▶	以免打草惊蛇	yǐ miǎn dǎ cǎo jīng shé	to avoid tipping him off.
3	而且与鱼塘有关的嫌疑人呢大概有六十多位	ér qiě yǔ yú táng yǒu guān de xián yí rén ne dà gài yǒu liù shí duō wèi	As for suspects linked to the fishpond, there are about sixty.

More Clips From Episode

Total 94 clips (Page 4 of 5)

HSK 5

0:03s

连女人手都没摸过

lián nǚ rén shǒu dōu méi mō guòI haven't even touched a woman's hand.

HSK 5

0:03s

给你主动认罪的机会你不要是吧

gěi nǐ zhǔ dòng rèn zuì de jī huì nǐ bú yào shì bawe're offering you a deal to confess. Turning it down?

脱氧核糖核酸的结果怎么还不出来

HSK 4

0:03s

脱氧核糖核酸的结果怎么还不出来

tuō yǎng hé táng hé suān de jié guǒ zěn me hái bù chū láiWhy aren't the DNA results out yet?

HSK 2

0:03s

这是不见棺材不落泪啊

zhè shì bù jiàn guān cái bù luò lèi aHe won't give in until he's cornered.

HSK 2

0:03s

我家一个媒人都没有上过门

wǒ jiā yí gè méi rén dōu méi yǒu shàng guò ménno matchmaker has ever come to my home.

HSK 5

0:03s

我看见这几个我我没忍住

wǒ kàn jiàn zhè jǐ gè wǒ wǒ méi rěn zhùWhen I saw these girls, I-I couldn't help it.

HSK 7

0:03s

怎么做的该交代的我都交代了

zěn me zuò de gāi jiāo dài de wǒ dōu jiāo dài leHow did you commit these three crimes? I've confessed everything I should.

HSK 7

0:03s

你们想怎么判就怎么判

nǐ men xiǎng zěn me pàn jiù zěn me pànSentence me however you want.

HSK 4

0:03s

你把人命当什么把法律当什么了

nǐ bǎ rén mìng dāng shén me bǎ fǎ lǜ dāng shén me leWhat is human life to you? What do you take the law for?

HSK 7

0:03s

你到底在隐瞒什么老实交代

nǐ dào dǐ zài yǐn mán shén me lǎo shí jiāo dàiwhat exactly are you hiding? Confess.

你看到勒痕照片的时候就已经知道是谁了吧

HSK 3

0:03s

你看到勒痕照片的时候就已经知道是谁了吧

nǐ kàn dào lēi hén zhào piān de shí hòu jiù yǐ jīng zhī dào shì shuí le baYou knew who it was when you saw the photo of the ligature mark, right?

我不知道是谁我不知道你在说什么

HSK 1

0:03s

我不知道是谁我不知道你在说什么

wǒ bù zhī dào shì shuí wǒ bù zhī dào nǐ zài shuō shén meI don't know. I don't know what you mean.

HSK 2

0:03s

江宏海今天晚上有没有回去

jiāng hóng hǎi jīn tiān wǎn shàng yǒu méi yǒu huí qùif Jiang Honghai returned home tonight.

HSK 5

0:03s

这月房租什么时候给我呀

zhè yuè fáng zū shén me shí hòu gěi wǒ yawhen are you paying this month's rent?

HSK 2

0:03s

我们正去机场的路上呢

wǒ men zhèng qù jī chǎng de lù shàng newe're on the way to the airport now.

HSK 5

0:03s

你想清楚后果了吗

nǐ xiǎng qīng chǔ hòu guǒ le maHave you considered the consequences?

HSK 5

0:03s

我跟你说这墙你可给我做好了啊

wǒ gēn nǐ shuō zhè qiáng nǐ kě gěi wǒ zuò hǎo le aListen, you better do this wall right.

HSK 3

0:03s

我特别懂你们这个放心放心

wǒ tè bié dǒng nǐ men zhè ge fàng xīn fàng xīnI know how you guys work. Don't worry.

HSK 2

0:03s

变态离我们远点

biàn tài lí wǒ men yuǎn diǎnBad guy! Stay away from us.

HSK 5

0:03s

用这尺子把这墙给我好好量一下

yòng zhè chǐ zi bǎ zhè qiáng gěi wǒ hǎo hǎo liàng yī xiàUse this ruler to measure this wall properly.