What Does "多一事不如少一事" (duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì) Mean?

duō多yī一shì事bù不rú如shǎo少yī一shì事

Less trouble is better than more,

HSK Vocabulary

多H1 一H1 事H1 不H1 如H5 少H1 一H1 事H1

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E32

Clip Timestamp

4:11

TMDB ID

283952

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	还望三伯母切莫告诉他人	hái wàng sān bó mǔ qiè mò gào sù tā rén	you won't tell anyone about what happened today.
2▶	多一事不如少一事	duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì	Less trouble is better than more,
3	您说呢	nín shuō ne	right?

More Clips From Episode

Total 75 clips (Page 4 of 4)

HSK 2

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您要去哪儿啊

nín yào qù nǎ ér aWhere are you going?

HSK 1

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此处是后宅

cǐ chù shì hòu zháiThis is the inner courtyard—

HSK 1

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哥儿是堂堂翰林

gē ér shì táng táng hàn línYou are a dignified Hanlin scholar.

HSK 5

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能有什么需要请教太太的

néng yǒu shén me xū yào qǐng jiào tài tài deWhat could you possibly need to consult Madam about?

HSK 5

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太太近几日忙着哥儿的亲事

tài tài jìn jǐ rì máng zhe gē ér de qīn shìMadam has been busy with your marriage these past few days.

HSK 1

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hǎoFine.

HSK 1

0:03s

wǔ bǎiFive hundred.

小的觉得这家一时半会估计还不出银子来

HSK 4

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小的觉得这家一时半会估计还不出银子来

xiǎo de jué de zhè jiā yī shí bàn huì gū jì hái bù chū yín zi láiI don't think they'll be able to repay the silver anytime soon.

HSK 5

0:03s

上回太太请茶会

shàng huí tài tài qǐng chá huìAt your last tea gathering,

HSK 1

0:03s

陈阁老夫人不做人

chén gé lǎo fū rén bù zuò rénLord Chen's wife behaved disgracefully

HSK 6

0:03s

害您心里不舒坦

hài nín xīn lǐ bù shū tǎnand left you feeling upset.

HSK 1

0:03s

小的也气不过

xiǎo de yě qì bù guòI couldn't stand it either,

HSK 5

0:03s

你想怎么替我出气

nǐ xiǎng zěn me tì wǒ chū qìHow do you plan to get even for me?

HSK 4

0:03s

添堵好好好商量

tiān dǔ hǎo hǎo hǎo shāng liángGood idea. Then think it through properly.

HSK 4

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还是提前一晚住回大杺

hái shì tí qián yī wǎn zhù huí dà xīnor stay at Daxin the night before?