What Does "只能算是聊表心意" (zhǐ néng suàn shì liáo biǎo xīn yì) Mean?

zhǐ只néng能suàn算shì是liáo聊biǎo表xīn心yì意

just a token of gratitude

HSK Vocabulary

只能H3 算是H6 聊H3 表H4 心意H7

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E10

Clip Timestamp

42:18

TMDB ID

283952

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	并不足以报大人对顾姑娘的救命之恩	bìng bù zú yǐ bào dà rén duì gù gū niáng de jiù mìng zhī ēn	He said they were not enough to repay you for saving Miss Gu,
2▶	只能算是聊表心意	zhǐ néng suàn shì liáo biǎo xīn yì	just a token of gratitude
3	也为他们自己求个心安	yě wèi tā men zì jǐ qiú gè xīn ān	and to ease their own conscience.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 4

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这年礼怕是要给得厚些

zhè nián lǐ pà shì yào gěi dé hòu xiēwe'd better bring generous gifts.

HSK 3

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老五又被远放到汉阳

lǎo wǔ yòu bèi yuǎn fàng dào hàn yángand my brother's been sent far off to Hanyang.

HSK 4

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已在原来的例上加了两成

yǐ zài yuán lái de lì shàng jiā le liǎng chéngI've added 20 percent on top of the usual gifts.

HSK 7

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无论如何还是要去的

wú lùn rú hé hái shì yào qù deYou should go no matter what.

HSK 6

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老爷心里也门儿清

lǎo yé xīn lǐ yě mén ér qīngMaster knows it too.

HSK 7

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可是祖家世代簪缨

kě shì zǔ jiā shì dài zān yīngBut the main house's been nobility for generations,

HSK 6

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难道还会缺银子不成

nán dào hái huì quē yín zi bù chénghow could they be short on cash?

HSK 6

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这年头的大户人家大都是表面光

zhè nián tóu de dà hù rén jiā dà dū shì biǎo miàn guāngBig noble families these days are all show on the outside only.

HSK 1

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十家里有九家入不敷出

shí jiā lǐ yǒu jiǔ jiā rù bù fū chūNine out of ten are broke.

HSK 7

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他还真是挺有心计的

tā hái zhēn shì tǐng yǒu xīn jì deHe really plays it smart.

HSK 7

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京城人大都会算计

jīng chéng rén dà dū huì suàn jìPeople in the capital are all schemers.

HSK 7

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太太老实容易吃亏

tài tài lǎo shí róng yì chī kuīMadam's too kind, easy to get taken advantage of.

HSK 5

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凡事也能给太太把把关

fán shì yě néng gěi tài tài bǎ bǎ guānyou can help Madam make the right decisions.

HSK 4

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姑娘好大的排场啊

gū niáng hǎo dà de pái chǎng aMiss, what a show!

HSK 7

0:03s

连纪府都不敢有这样的开销

lián jì fǔ dōu bù gǎn yǒu zhè yàng de kāi xiāoeven Ji Mansion wouldn't spend like this.

HSK 5

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可见祖家豪富

kě jiàn zǔ jiā háo fùGuess the main house's loaded.

HSK 7

0:03s

二伯父不过一个四品佥都御史

èr bó fù bù guò yí gè sì pǐn qiān dōu yù shǐUncle Deyuan is just a Fourth-Rank Investigating Censor,

HSK 2

0:03s

哪儿来的这么些银子啊

nǎ ér lái de zhè me xiē yín zi awhere'd all this money come from?

HSK 3

0:03s

生得可真好看

shēng dé kě zhēn hǎo kànWhat a beauty.

HSK 6

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这人总算是到齐了

zhè rén zǒng suàn shì dào qí leFinally everyone's here.