How to say "是捡了芝麻丢了西瓜" (shì jiǎn le zhī má diū le xī guā) in Chinese dialogue
是捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
saying you gave up something big for something small.
Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0121:15
bié别
rén人
yě也
huì会
xiào笑
nǐ你
“People would laugh at you,”
LINE 0221:17
PLAYING SCENEshì是
jiǎn捡
le了
zhī芝
má麻
diū丢
le了
xī西
guā瓜
“saying you gave up something big for something small.”
LINE 0321:21
nǐ你
jiù就
shì是
xiǎng想
tài太
duō多
le了
“You're thinking too much.”
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HSK 2
0:03s
sòng kāi guān zhào de rén shén me shí hòu láiWhen will the person delivering the switch covers arrive?

HSK 7
0:03s
liǎng gè shí jiǔ kuài qián wēi xìn sǎo mǎ zhī fù wǒ gěi nǐ ná dēng pàoNineteen yuan for two. Scan to pay with WeChat. I'll get the bulbs for you.

HSK 6
0:03s
wǒ yí gè péng yǒu de mā mā gēn nín de míng zì yī mú yī yàngA friend of mine's mother has the same name as you.

HSK 3
0:03s
zuó tiān yě yǒu yí gè rén lái wèn dōng wèn xī deYesterday, someone else came asking questions, too,

HSK 2
0:03s
shuō yǒu yí gè rén gēn wǒ tóng míng tóng xìngsaying there's someone with the same name as me.

HSK 1
0:03s
yí gè nǚ de sān shí lái suì shòu shòu gāo gāo de duǎn fàA woman, around thirty, tall and thin, with short hair.