What Does "挨一次打就长大一截" (āi yī cì dǎ jiù zhǎng dà yī jié) Mean?

āi挨yī一cì次dǎ打jiù就zhǎng长dà大yī一jié截

Every hard knock makes us grow a bit.

HSK Vocabulary

挨H7 就H2 一H1 截H7

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E4

Clip Timestamp

6:50

TMDB ID

284110

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	小时候在家是让父母打长大以后在外面挨生活的打	xiǎo shí hòu zài jiā shì ràng fù mǔ dǎ zhǎng dà yǐ hòu zài wài miàn āi shēng huó de dǎ	When we're kids, our parents set us straight; when we grow up, life does it out there.
2▶	挨一次打就长大一截	āi yī cì dǎ jiù zhǎng dà yī jié	Every hard knock makes us grow a bit.
3	那南瓜不让霜打就熟不透	nà nán guā bù ràng shuāng dǎ jiù shú bù tòu	A pumpkin won't ripen without some frost.

More Clips From Episode

Total 94 clips (Page 1 of 5)

HSK 2

0:03s

这怎么是他吗怎么打成这样了呢

zhè zěn me shì tā ma zěn me dǎ chéng zhè yàng le neWhat happened? Is it him? How did he end up this badly hurt?

HSK 7

0:03s

那也不能稀里糊涂地就挨顿打吧

nà yě bù néng xī lǐ hú tú dì jiù āi dùn dǎ baStill, you can't just take a beating for no reason.

HSK 3

0:03s

刚才在电影院叫人下了黑手了

gāng cái zài diàn yǐng yuàn jiào rén xià le hēi shǒu leAt the cinema just now, someone jumped me.

HSK 2

0:03s

胡三元在电影院让人下黑手了

hú sān yuán zài diàn yǐng yuàn ràng rén xià hēi shǒu leHu Sanyuan got jumped at the cinema.

HSK 7

0:03s

你这娃怎么那么不争气呢

nǐ zhè wá zěn me nà me bù zhēng qì neWhy are you giving up so easily?

HSK 3

0:03s

放开我干啥呢我不学唱戏了

fàng kāi wǒ gàn shá ne wǒ bù xué chàng xì leLet go of me. What are you doing? I don't want to study opera.

HSK 2

0:03s

你这娃我教不了了谁爱教谁教吧

nǐ zhè wá wǒ jiào bù liǎo le shuí ài jiào shuí jiào baI can't teach her anymore. Whoever wants to can teach her.

不怕啊这男人不挨打就永远长不大知道不

HSK 4

0:03s

不怕啊这男人不挨打就永远长不大知道不

bù pà a zhè nán rén bù ái dǎ jiù yǒng yuǎn zhǎng bù dà zhī dào bùDon't be scared. Without a few blows, a man will never grow up. Got it?

HSK 7

0:03s

那南瓜不让霜打就熟不透

nà nán guā bù ràng shuāng dǎ jiù shú bù tòuA pumpkin won't ripen without some frost.

HSK 7

0:03s

但这明天是你人生第一次上战场

dàn zhè míng tiān shì nǐ rén shēng dì yī cì shàng zhàn chǎngTomorrow is your first real battle.

HSK 6

0:03s

咋给打成这熊样子了嘛

zǎ gěi dǎ chéng zhè xióng yàng zi le maHow'd you end up this messed up?

HSK 1

0:03s

你们两个一个半斤一个八两

nǐ men liǎng gè yí gè bàn jīn yí gè bā liǎngYou two are just as bad.

HSK 7

0:03s

你这打都是白挨的我跟你说

nǐ zhè dǎ dōu shì bái āi de wǒ gēn nǐ shuōI'm telling you. That beating was for nothing.

HSK 6

0:03s

我这心里这火还是散不去

wǒ zhè xīn lǐ zhè huǒ hái shì sàn bù qùI'm still mad about it.

你再是个男人你明着来嘛那咱俩单挑

HSK 6

0:03s

你再是个男人你明着来嘛那咱俩单挑

nǐ zài shì gè nán rén nǐ míng zhe lái ma nà zán liǎ dān tiāoIf you're really a man, do it openly. Let's settle it one-on-one.

HSK 7

0:03s

找人暗地里下黑手

zhǎo rén àn dì lǐ xià hēi shǒuGetting people to attack in secret

HSK 4

0:03s

你看看这那我这咋算呢还有这

nǐ kàn kàn zhè nà wǒ zhè zǎ suàn ne hái yǒu zhèJust look at this. Then what about mine? And this too.

HSK 3

0:03s

颠得人头疼尻子疼的

diān dé rén tóu téng kāo zi téng deMy head and butt are killing me.

HSK 4

0:03s

咱俩一比一算平手了

zán liǎ yī bǐ yī suàn píng shǒu leWe're even now, one to one.

HSK 4

0:03s

这事算翻篇过去了

zhè shì suàn fān piān guò qù leSo, let's drop this whole thing.