What Does "只能死马当活马医了" (zhǐ néng sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī le) Mean?

zhǐ只néng能sǐ死mǎ马dāng当huó活mǎ马yī医le了

I have to try, even if it's a long shot.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E1

Clip Timestamp

12:32

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	我好歹也跟着大叔出去治过病	wǒ hǎo dǎi yě gēn zhe dà shū chū qù zhì guò bìng	I've gone out to treat patients with Mr. Zhao before, after all.
2▶	只能死马当活马医了	zhǐ néng sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī le	I have to try, even if it's a long shot.
3	宁娘去打碗热水	níng niáng qù dǎ wǎn rè shuǐ	Changning, go fetch a bowl of hot water.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 5

0:03s

我就想着救他

wǒ jiù xiǎng zhe jiù tāI just wanted to save him.

HSK 6

0:03s

吃饭还能撑死呢

chī fàn hái néng chēng sǐ neYou can die from eating?

HSK 2

0:03s

姑娘家家的到外面等着去

gū niáng jiā jiā de dào wài miàn děng zhe qùGirls should wait outside.

HSK 2

0:03s

这长玉自个儿都快揭不开锅了

zhè zhǎng yù zì gě ér dōu kuài jiē bù kāi guō leChangyu can barely feed herself and her sister.

HSK 4

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怎么还乱往家里领人呢

zěn me hái luàn wǎng jiā lǐ lǐng rén neWhat is she thinking, bringing a strange man home?

HSK 6

0:03s

你怎么就不知道拦着她点呢

nǐ zěn me jiù bù zhī dào lán zhe tā diǎn neWhy didn't you stop her?

HSK 6

0:03s

脸好看顶个屁用啊

liǎn hǎo kàn dǐng gè pì yòng aWhat use is a pretty face?

HSK 2

0:03s

这个大哥哥长得好漂亮

zhè ge dà gē gē zhǎng dé hǎo piào liàngThat big brother is so handsome.

HSK 7

0:03s

这出落得可越发水灵了

zhè chū là dé kě yuè fā shuǐ líng leand you've only grown more beautiful.

HSK 2

0:03s

有话您就直说

yǒu huà nín jiù zhí shuōJust say what you want to say.

HSK 4

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你还留着那个聘书也没什么用

nǐ hái liú zhe nà ge pìn shū yě méi shén me yòngSo, it's useless for you to keep that betrothal letter.

HSK 5

0:03s

这可不能怪我们宋家退婚啊

zhè kě bù néng guài wǒ men sòng jiā tuì hūn aYou can't blame us for calling off the engagement.

HSK 1

0:03s

是那个算命的说你八字不好

shì nà ge suàn mìng de shuō nǐ bā zì bù hǎoThat fortune teller said your fate is cursed!

HSK 6

0:03s

娶一个克夫的入门啊

qǔ yí gè kè fū de rù mén awho brings misfortune to her husband!

HSK 5

0:03s

要说到欠账呀

yào shuō dào qiàn zhàng yaIf we're talking about debts,

HSK 4

0:03s

还是由我来跟她说清楚吧

hái shì yóu wǒ lái gēn tā shuō qīng chǔ baif I explain things to her.

HSK 6

0:03s

她就是看中了你的功名

tā jiù shì kàn zhòng le nǐ de gōng míngshe's just after your official rank.

HSK 7

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又瞅准了你心肠子软好拿捏

yòu chǒu zhǔn le nǐ xīn cháng zi ruǎn hǎo ná niēShe knows you're soft-hearted and easy to manipulate.

HSK 1

0:03s

她才不肯放手的

tā cái bù kěn fàng shǒu deThat's why she won't let you go.

HSK 1

0:03s

她是在这儿挟恩图报来了

tā shì zài zhè ér xié ēn tú bào lái leShe's using past favors to demand repayment!