Name: Chinese dialogue snippet: "不过俗话说 衣不如旧" (bù guò sú huà shuō yī bù rú jiù)
Uploaded: 2026-06-27T00:00:00Z
Description: A native spoken Chinese scene featuring "不过俗话说 衣不如旧" (bù guò sú huà shuō yī bù rú jiù). Localized translation: "But as the saying goes, old clothes are better.", vocabulary HSK categorization included.

不过俗话说衣不如旧

bù guò sú huà shuō yī bù rú jiù

But as the saying goes, old clothes are better.

HSK Vocabulary

不过H4

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E36

Clip Timestamp

3:12

TMDB ID

275966

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	难为你们为华儿置办了这么多好东西	nán wéi nǐ men wèi huá ér zhì bàn le zhè me duō hǎo dōng xī	you've been most thoughtful, arranging all these fine things for me.
2▶	不过俗话说衣不如旧	bù guò sú huà shuō yī bù rú jiù	But as the saying goes, old clothes are better.
3	华儿能不能将之前穿的衣服也都一并带走	huá ér néng bù néng jiāng zhī qián chuān de yī fú yě dōu yī bìng dài zǒu	Can I take all my old clothes with me?

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 6

0:03s

你可算是想开了

nǐ kě suàn shì xiǎng kāi leyou've finally come around.

HSK 7

0:03s

虽说这次嫁过去不是正妻

suī shuō zhè cì jià guò qù bú shì zhèng qīAlthough you won't be the legitimate wife,

HSK 7

0:03s

之前是华儿不懂事乱发脾气

zhī qián shì huá ér bù dǒng shì luàn fà pí qìI was ignorant before and lost my temper.

HSK 7

0:03s

别辜负了娘跟大哥的一番心意

bié gū fù le niáng gēn dà gē de yī fān xīn yìso as not to waste all the care you and Benchang put into this.

HSK 7

0:03s

走娘带你瞧瞧去

zǒu niáng dài nǐ qiáo qiáo qùLet's go. Let me show you.

HSK 7

0:03s

爹娘和哥哥们不能时时地照顾你

diē niáng hé gē gē men bù néng shí shí dì zhào gù nǐSo your father, brothers, and I cannot take care of you all the time.

HSK 3

0:03s

难为你们为华儿置办了这么多好东西

nán wéi nǐ men wèi huá ér zhì bàn le zhè me duō hǎo dōng xīyou've been most thoughtful, arranging all these fine things for me.

HSK 7

0:03s

华儿想通了说要看看嫁妆

huá ér xiǎng tōng le shuō yào kàn kàn jià zhuāngRonghua came around and wanted to see the dowry.

HSK 6

0:03s

这不我带她去仓库看一看

zhè bù wǒ dài tā qù cāng kù kàn yī kànSo I took her to the warehouse to have a look.

HSK 4

0:03s

那个我再去帮她收拾点别的东西啊

nà ge wǒ zài qù bāng tā shōu shí diǎn bié de dōng xī aWell, I'll go help her pack some other things.

HSK 7

0:03s

听娘说你在这里看嫁妆我便过来看看

tīng niáng shuō nǐ zài zhè lǐ kàn jià zhuāng wǒ biàn guò lái kàn kànMother said you were here looking over the dowry, so I came by to take a look.

HSK 7

0:03s

若有什么缺的少的

ruò yǒu shén me quē de shǎo deIf there is anything missing,

HSK 4

0:03s

好及时给你补上不缺什么了

hǎo jí shí gěi nǐ bǔ shàng bù quē shén me leI can get it for you in time. Nothing is missing.

HSK 1

0:03s

我终归是田家的人

wǒ zhōng guī shì tián jiā de rénI belong to the Tian family.

HSK 7

0:03s

我要去喝盏茶还要你们同意不成

wǒ yào qù hē zhǎn chá hái yào nǐ men tóng yì bù chéngDo I need your permission to have a cup of tea?

HSK 6

0:03s

就在这儿守着不许跟上来

jiù zài zhè ér shǒu zhe bù xǔ gēn shàng láiJust wait here, and don't follow me.

HSK 7

0:03s

你可看清楚了有多少墨

nǐ kě kàn qīng chǔ le yǒu duō shǎo mòDid you see it clearly? How much is there?

HSK 3

0:03s

加起来可能有上千挺了上千挺

jiā qǐ lái kě néng yǒu shàng qiān tǐng le shàng qiān tǐngthat would be over a thousand sticks in total. Over a thousand sticks?

HSK 3

0:03s

这可是杀头的死罪

zhè kě shì shā tóu de sǐ zuìThis is a capital offense.

HSK 4

0:03s

田本昌为了做官竟然连命都不要了

tián běn chāng wèi le zuò guān jìng rán lián mìng dōu bú yào leTian Benchang wants to be an official so badly that he is willing to risk his life.

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