What Does "明知故问" (míng zhī gù wèn) Mean?

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明知故问

míng zhī gù wèn

You already know the answer.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E15

Clip Timestamp

30:58

TMDB ID

275966

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	我爹当年是钻到哪个猎户的陷阱里了	wǒ diē dāng nián shì zuān dào nǎ ge liè hù de xiàn jǐng lǐ le	Which hunter's trap did Father fall into back then?
2▶	明知故问	míng zhī gù wèn	You already know the answer.
3	我真不知道我只记得小的时候我爹跟我说过	wǒ zhēn bù zhī dào wǒ zhǐ jì de xiǎo de shí hòu wǒ diē gēn wǒ shuō guò	I really don't know. I only remember that when I was little, Father told me

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HSK 6

0:03s

有头没尾的未必有你想找的

yǒu tóu méi wěi de wèi bì yǒu nǐ xiǎng zhǎo dewith no clear beginning or end. It might not have what you are looking for.

HSK 4

0:03s

你管它什么草那长在高处的

nǐ guǎn tā shén me cǎo nà zhǎng zài gāo chù deNever mind the name— if it grows in high places,

HSK 7

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你爹也真是的也不写清楚点

nǐ diē yě zhēn shì de yě bù xiě qīng chǔ diǎnYour father really was something. Couldn't he have written things a little more clearly?

弄得咱们俩跟无头苍蝇一样一点头绪都没有

HSK 7

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弄得咱们俩跟无头苍蝇一样一点头绪都没有

nòng dé zán men liǎ gēn wú tóu cāng yíng yī yàng yì diǎn tóu xù dōu méi yǒuNow he's got the two of us wandering around like headless chickens, without a single clue.

HSK 3

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说让你小心着点吧

shuō ràng nǐ xiǎo xīn zhe diǎn baI told you to be careful.

HSK 6

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都逃不出他的手掌心

dōu táo bù chū tā de shǒu zhǎng xīncould never escape his grasp.

你爹呀就知道在你们兄妹面前吹牛

HSK 7

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你爹呀就知道在你们兄妹面前吹牛

nǐ diē ya jiù zhī dào zài nǐ men xiōng mèi miàn qián chuī niúYour father only knew how to brag in front of you and your brother.

我告诉你我不拆穿他那是我给他留面子

HSK 6

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我告诉你我不拆穿他那是我给他留面子

wǒ gào sù nǐ wǒ bù chāi chuān tā nà shì wǒ gěi tā liú miàn ziLet me tell you, I never called him out on it because I wanted to save him some face.

HSK 4

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可他一进了山笨得很

kě tā yī jìn le shān bèn dé hěnBut the moment he entered the mountains, he turned hopelessly foolish.

HSK 7

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然后就眼巴巴地等着我去捞他

rán hòu jiù yǎn bā bā dì děng zhe wǒ qù lāo tāthen just sit there waiting for me to pull him out again.

HSK 3

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然后你就眼巴巴地上套了

rán hòu nǐ jiù yǎn bā bā dì shàng tào leThen you walked right into his trap as well.

那当时是谁保住了我跟我哥的小命啊

HSK 4

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那当时是谁保住了我跟我哥的小命啊

nà dāng shí shì shuí bǎo zhù le wǒ gēn wǒ gē de xiǎo mìng aThen who was it that gave my brother and me a chance at life back then?

HSK 7

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别忘了你七祖母的恩情

bié wàng le nǐ qī zǔ mǔ de ēn qíngdon't forget your Seventh Grandmother's kindness.

HSK 7

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最不容易的就是我娘了

zuì bù róng yì de jiù shì wǒ niáng lethe one who had it hardest was you, Mother.

HSK 2

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你就没有过上一天好日子

nǐ jiù méi yǒu guò shàng yī tiān hǎo rì ziyou haven't had a single easy day.

HSK 4

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祯娘过去的事不提了

zhēn niáng guò qù de shì bù tí leZhen, let the past stay in the past.

HSK 7

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娘娘娘你看你这草药是真是厉害

niáng niáng niáng nǐ kàn nǐ zhè cǎo yào shì zhēn shì lì hàiMother, look! This herb really works wonders.

HSK 7

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我好想娘和祯娘啊

wǒ hǎo xiǎng niáng hé zhēn niáng aI miss Mother and Zhen so much.

HSK 3

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正良那信上说了什么你快念念

zhèng liáng nà xìn shàng shuō le shén me nǐ kuài niàn niànZhengliang, what does the letter say? Read it to us quickly.

HSK 3

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不要把她的气话放在心上

bú yào bǎ tā de qì huà fàng zài xīn shàngnot to dwell on the harsh words she said in anger.