What Does "不过也是杯水车薪" (bù guò yě shì bēi shuǐ chē xīn) Mean?

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不过也是杯水车薪

bù guò yě shì bēi shuǐ chē xīn

Far from enough, though.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E6

Clip Timestamp

10:00

TMDB ID

258865

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	我们现在只剩下林老板为我们筹得的部分口粮	wǒ men xiàn zài zhǐ shèng xià lín lǎo bǎn wèi wǒ men chóu dé de bù fèn kǒu liáng	All we have now is some food Mr. Lin has collected for me.
2▶	不过也是杯水车薪	bù guò yě shì bēi shuǐ chē xīn	Far from enough, though.
3	这个疯婆娘	zhè ge fēng pó niáng	That madwoman...

More Clips From Episode

Total 87 clips (Page 3 of 5)

HSK 6

0:03s

为何你帮大梁打仗很积极

wèi hé nǐ bāng dà liáng dǎ zhàng hěn jī jí(Why did you fight aggressively) (for Great Liang)

HSK 4

0:03s

你是在怀疑我与北崇有关系

nǐ shì zài huái yí wǒ yǔ běi chóng yǒu guān xìAre you suspecting I have a connection with them?

HSK 4

0:03s

你竟然第一个先查到我头上来了

nǐ jìng rán dì yí gè xiān chá dào wǒ tóu shàng lái leBut you suspect me in the first place.

HSK 7

0:03s

你是怕我与崇人勾结

nǐ shì pà wǒ yǔ chóng rén gōu jiéAre you worried I'm colluding with them

HSK 5

0:03s

身份不明很有可能是细作

shēn fèn bù míng hěn yǒu kě néng shì xì zuòfrom North Chong might be a spy,

HSK 4

0:03s

敢怀疑我也是够胆识

gǎn huái yí wǒ yě shì gòu dǎn shíYou have the guts to suspect me.

HSK 5

0:03s

今日的事我就当没听过

jīn rì de shì wǒ jiù dāng méi tīng guòI'll pretend I didn't hear this.

HSK 7

0:03s

反应速度异于常人

fǎn yìng sù dù yì yú cháng rén(and remarkable responsiveness.)

HSK 4

0:03s

小时候到底在干吗

xiǎo shí hòu dào dǐ zài gàn má(What did he suffer in his childhood?)

HSK 6

0:03s

将军到底还是年纪小啊

jiāng jūn dào dǐ hái shì nián jì xiǎo aGeneral, you're still young.

HSK 5

0:03s

这大事临头也会怕得睡不着觉

zhè dà shì lín tóu yě huì pà dé shuì bù zhe juéIn face of a major mission, you were also too scared to sleep.

HSK 5

0:03s

今日我吴盛六给你打前站

jīn rì wǒ wú shèng liù gěi nǐ dǎ qián zhànToday, I will scout ahead for you.

HSK 3

0:03s

你不相信我吴盛六

nǐ bù xiāng xìn wǒ wú shèng liùYou don't trust me?

HSK 5

0:03s

未时三刻随我出城

wèi shí sān kè suí wǒ chū chéngIn the mid-afternoon, we'll depart.

HSK 4

0:03s

你这脾气可别想不开去做官

nǐ zhè pí qì kě bié xiǎng bù kāi qù zuò guānWith your temper, do not try to be an official.

HSK 5

0:03s

如今的朝堂可是水深火热

rú jīn de cháo táng kě shì shuǐ shēn huǒ rèThe court, right now, is in dire straits.

我怎么有种被这小子保护了的感觉

HSK 4

0:03s

我怎么有种被这小子保护了的感觉

wǒ zěn me yǒu zhǒng bèi zhè xiǎo zi bǎo hù le de gǎn juéWhy do I feel this guy is protecting me?

HSK 7

0:03s

有埋伏隐蔽

yǒu mái fú yǐn bìAmbush! Take cover!

HSK 7

0:03s

韩校尉愣着干什么下去杀敌了

hán xiào wèi lèng zhe gàn shén me xià qù shā dí leCaptain Han. Don't stop. Go kill the enemies.

HSK 7

0:03s

太好了果真是粮食

tài hǎo le guǒ zhēn shì liáng shíGreat. It really is grain.