What Does "挪一点就行贪多嚼不烂" (nuó yì diǎn jiù xíng tān duō jiáo bù làn) Mean?

nuó挪yì一diǎn点jiù就xíng行 tān贪duō多jiáo嚼bù不làn烂

Just a little will be fine. We don't have to bite off more than we can chew.

HSK Vocabulary

挪H7 就H2 行H3

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E37

Clip Timestamp

27:05

TMDB ID

210757

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	如果咱们不趁这个机会往上挪挪屁股恐怕就	rú guǒ zán men bù chèn zhè ge jī huì wǎng shàng nuó nuó pì gǔ kǒng pà jiù	If we don't take this opportunity to get a promotion, I'm afraid...
2▶	挪一点就行贪多嚼不烂	nuó yì diǎn jiù xíng tān duō jiáo bù làn	Just a little will be fine. We don't have to bite off more than we can chew.
3	您了解我呀	nín liǎo jiě wǒ ya	You know me well.

More Clips From Episode

Total 85 clips (Page 1 of 5)

HSK 5

0:03s

说吧我怎么保你

shuō ba wǒ zěn me bǎo nǐTell me, how can I stick up for you?

HSK 7

0:03s

这明显是诬陷的这个

zhè míng xiǎn shì wū xiàn de zhè geThis is obviously a frame-up.

HSK 7

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明着你就被人陷害了

míng zhe nǐ jiù bèi rén xiàn hài leyou would be framed aboveboard?

HSK 2

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谢谢您能这么说

xiè xiè nín néng zhè me shuōThank you for saying that.

HSK 4

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目的只有两个第一破釜沉舟第二

mù dì zhǐ yǒu liǎng gè dì yī pò fǔ chén zhōu dì èrThere are only two purposes. First, burn their boat. Second,

无论是哪个原因我们都应该一查到底

HSK 4

0:03s

无论是哪个原因我们都应该一查到底

wú lùn shì nǎ ge yuán yīn wǒ men dōu yīng gāi yī chá dào dǐWhatever the reason, we must uncover the truth until the bitter end.

HSK 5

0:03s

完美的答卷这才说得过去是吧

wán měi de dá juàn zhè cái shuō dé guò qù shì baa perfect answer. So your efforts will not be in vain, right?

HSK 5

0:03s

您的意思是尽快结案

nín de yì si shì jǐn kuài jié ànYou mean we should close the case as soon as possible?

HSK 1

0:03s

您想打个时间差

nín xiǎng dǎ gè shí jiān chàYou want to use the time difference

HSK 4

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给指导组留点颜面

gěi zhǐ dǎo zǔ liú diǎn yán miànto save face for the guidance team

HSK 3

0:03s

然后让他们放我一马

rán hòu ràng tā men fàng wǒ yī mǎso we can ask them to let me off the hook.

如果这么做的话正中他们的下怀呀

HSK 5

0:03s

如果这么做的话正中他们的下怀呀

rú guǒ zhè me zuò de huà zhèng zhōng tā men de xià huái yaIf I did that, that's exactly what they want.

HSK 2

0:03s

我们都没得玩了

wǒ men dōu méi dé wán lewe will all be screwed.

HSK 3

0:03s

事情哪有你说的那么简单

shì qíng nǎ yǒu nǐ shuō de nà me jiǎn dānIt's not as easy as you said.

HSK 7

0:03s

高启强到底有咱们哪些把柄

gāo qǐ qiáng dào dǐ yǒu zán men nǎ xiē bǎ bǐngwhat exactly Gao Qiqiang has on us.

HSK 3

0:03s

这回回来可就是疯狗了

zhè huí huí lái kě jiù shì fēng gǒu lehe would be a mad dog when he came back this time.

HSK 6

0:03s

下次不许这样了姑姑知道吗

xià cì bù xǔ zhè yàng le gū gū zhī dào ma-Don't do this again. -Aunt! Understand?

HSK 4

0:03s

这段时间辛苦你了瑶瑶

zhè duàn shí jiān xīn kǔ nǐ le yáo yáoYou must be tired, Yao.

HSK 6

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估计是嫌我太笨了吧

gū jì shì xián wǒ tài bèn le baMaybe he thinks I'm too stupid.

HSK 6

0:03s

你帮姑姑个忙好不好

nǐ bāng gū gū gè máng hǎo bù hǎoCan you do me a favor?