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

Total 164 clips (Page 7 of 9)

HSK 7

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看在你我都是西固巷的街坊份上

kàn zài nǐ wǒ dōu shì xī gù xiàng de jiē fāng fèn shàngSince we're neighbors in Xigu Lane,

HSK 7

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多稀罕个宝贝啊

duō xī hǎn gè bǎo bèi aAs if it were a rare treasure.

HSK 7

0:03s

樊家猪肉铺明日重新开张

fán jiā zhū ròu pù míng rì chóng xīn kāi zhāngFan's Butcher Shop reopens tomorrow.

HSK 4

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大伙过来照顾生意啊

dà huǒ guò lái zhào gù shēng yì aEveryone, please come and support us!

HSK 2

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走走走你走

zǒu zǒu zǒu nǐ zǒuGo. Get going. Go.

HSK 7

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哪个王八蛋砸的老子

nǎ ge wáng bā dàn zá de lǎo ziWhich bastard hit me?

HSK 7

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看老子非弄死他不可

kàn lǎo zi fēi nòng sǐ tā bù kěI'll kill him!

HSK 4

0:03s

要不我先带您去看看大夫吧

yào bù wǒ xiān dài nín qù kàn kàn dà fū bashould I take you to a doctor first?

HSK 1

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叔这是咋了

shū zhè shì zǎ leSir, what's going on?

HSK 7

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搜查无户籍的流民呢

sōu chá wú hù jí de liú mín nesearching for refugees without household registration document.

HSK 3

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那为啥突然查流民啊

nà wèi shá tū rán chá liú mín aWhy the sudden check for refugees?

HSK 2

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去了就得进先锋营啊

qù le jiù dé jìn xiān fēng yíng aOnce taken, they'll be placed in the vanguard battalion.

HSK 5

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我那是为了救你

wǒ nà shì wèi le jiù nǐI did that to save you.

HSK 1

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现在不是说这个的时候

xiàn zài bú shì shuō zhè ge de shí hòuThis isn't the time to talk about this.

HSK 5

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抓去先锋营送死的

zhuā qù xiān fēng yíng sòng sǐ deand sent to die in the vanguard battalion!

HSK 5

0:03s

我便不能留在此处

wǒ biàn bù néng liú zài cǐ chùI can't stay and cause trouble

HSK 1

0:03s

里正怎么回事

lǐ zhèng zěn me huí shìCommunity Head, what's going on?

HSK 4

0:03s

就你一个姑娘在家啊

jiù nǐ yí gè gū niáng zài jiā aare you the only one home?

HSK 1

0:03s

军爷这是樊家

jūn yé zhè shì fán jiāSir, this is the Fan's household.

HSK 7

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家中可有陌生人逗留

jiā zhōng kě yǒu mò shēng rén dòu liúAre there any strangers staying here?