What Does "剪去枯枝罢了" (jiǎn qù kū zhī bà le) Mean?

jiǎn剪qù去kū枯zhī枝bà罢le了

by cutting out the deadwood.

HSK Vocabulary

剪H5 去H1 罢了H7

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E15

Clip Timestamp

23:58

TMDB ID

289271

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	都是为了大楚	dōu shì wèi le dà chǔ	We're just serving the state
2▶	剪去枯枝罢了	jiǎn qù kū zhī bà le	by cutting out the deadwood.
3	‪（《废黜逆臣诏》）这是什么？	‪（《 fèi chù nì chén zhào 》） zhè shì shén me ？	‪EDICT TO DEPOSE THE RENEGADE OFFICIAL What's this?

More Clips From Episode

Total 234 clips (Page 10 of 12)

HSK 1

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请王爷止战

qǐng wáng yé zhǐ zhànI request you to stop the war.

HSK 5

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你要明白一个道理

nǐ yào míng bái yí gè dào lǐYou need to understand one thing.

HSK 5

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我也不是来说服王爷的

wǒ yě bú shì lái shuō fú wáng yé deI'm not here to persuade you,

HSK 5

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你如何能威胁我呀？

nǐ rú hé néng wēi xié wǒ ya ？With what can you threaten me?

HSK 1

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话说珣儿这孩子

huà shuō xún ér zhè hái ziSpeaking of him,

HSK 6

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至今还留着长公主的庚帖

zhì jīn hái liú zhe zhǎng gōng zhǔ de gēng tiěhe has still kept your birthdate card.

HSK 6

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长公主请旨退婚

zhǎng gōng zhǔ qǐng zhǐ tuì hūnBut you requested to annul your engagement.

HSK 3

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珣儿一直不明白

xún ér yì zhí bù míng báiXun still hasn't figured out what he did wrong.

HSK 4

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答案是了然了

dá àn shì liǎo rán leI know the answer.

HSK 2

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这位就是谢统领吧

zhè wèi jiù shì xiè tǒng lǐng baYou must be Commander Xie.

HSK 7

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王爷说这话当真有趣

wáng yé shuō zhè huà dàng zhēn yǒu qùYour Lordship, don't be ridiculous.

HSK 7

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可不是因着儿女情长

kě bú shì yīn zhe ér nǚ qíng chángnot for romance.

HSK 7

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王爷这般威名眼界

wáng yé zhè bān wēi míng yǎn jièNarrow-minded as you are,

HSK 3

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好一张利嘴啊

hǎo yī zhāng lì zuǐ aWhat a sharp tongue.

HSK 4

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不过本王没有忘的话

bù guò běn wáng méi yǒu wàng de huàIf I remember correctly, Mr. Xie,

如果来日刀兵相见谢统领站在哪一边呢？

HSK 3

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如果来日刀兵相见谢统领站在哪一边呢？

rú guǒ lái rì dāo bīng xiāng jiàn xiè tǒng lǐng zhàn zài nǎ yī biān ne ？If one day you meet in armed conflict, whose side will you take?

HSK 7

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谁谋害皇嗣

shuí móu hài huáng sìAnyone who hurts the imperial heir or the Grand Princess

HSK 3

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便是我这剑锋所向

biàn shì wǒ zhè jiàn fēng suǒ xiàngwill be my enemy.

HSK 6

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果然是以一敌百的英雄

guǒ rán shì yǐ yī dí bǎi de yīng xióngYou're truly a hero who is worth a hundred men.

HSK 5

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以少胜多平了皇城叛乱的龙威军

yǐ shǎo shèng duō píng le huáng chéng pàn luàn de lóng wēi jūnThey put down the rebellion while outnumbered.