What Does "才不得不暂扣府衙" (cái bù dé bù zàn kòu fǔ yá) Mean?

cái才bù不dé得bù不zàn暂kòu扣fǔ府yá衙

so I had to detain them at the government office.

HSK Vocabulary

不得不H4 暂H7 扣H6

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E14

Clip Timestamp

21:10

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	引起了众怒	yǐn qǐ le zhòng nù	It caused public outrage,
2▶	才不得不暂扣府衙	cái bù dé bù zàn kòu fǔ yá	so I had to detain them at the government office.
3	最近发生的事确实有点蹊跷	zuì jìn fā shēng de shì què shí yǒu diǎn qī qiāo	The recent events have been a bit peculiar.

More Clips From Episode

Total 193 clips (Page 10 of 10)

HSK 7

0:03s

魏严暗中处理了当年的家将

wèi yán àn zhōng chǔ lǐ liǎo dàng nián de jiā jiàngWei Yan secretly dealt with the household guards from that year.

HSK 5

0:03s

长信王长子随元淮

zhǎng xìn wáng zhǎng zǐ suí yuán huáiLord Changxin's eldest son, Sui Yuanhuai?

HSK 7

0:03s

但若是为了那女掌柜

dàn ruò shì wèi le nà nǚ zhǎng guìBut it also doesn't make sense that

HSK 2

0:03s

不是我才走了半个月

bú shì wǒ cái zǒu le bàn gè yuèWait, I've only been gone half a month.

HSK 4

0:03s

我现在连你说话都听不懂

wǒ xiàn zài lián nǐ shuō huà dōu tīng bù dǒngI can't understand what you're saying anymore.

HSK 3

0:03s

没被那棋局给困住

méi bèi nà qí jú gěi kùn zhùYou aren't trapped by chess?

HSK 1

0:03s

yǒu xiē cán júSome endgames

HSK 6

0:03s

一时半会儿是解不开的

yī shí bàn huì er shì jiě bù kāi decannot be solved in a moment.

HSK 7

0:03s

只不过是阴差阳错罢了

zhǐ bù guò shì yīn chā yáng cuò bà leIt was just a coincidence.

HSK 7

0:03s

但婚姻之事乃长辈之命

dàn hūn yīn zhī shì nǎi zhǎng bèi zhī mìngBut our marriage is decided by our elders,

HSK 5

0:03s

老奴去替太妃通传一声

lǎo nú qù tì tài fēi tōng chuán yī shēngShould I go notify them on your behalf?

HSK 4

0:03s

不必了不用打扰他们

bù bì le bù yòng dǎ rǎo tā menNo need. Do not disturb them.

HSK 1

0:03s

樊娘子你们早些休息

fán niáng zǐ nǐ men zǎo xiē xiū xīMrs. Fan, you should get some rest.