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芝麻

zhī ma
HSK 7

English Meaning

sesame (seed)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
你这叫捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“You are being penny-wise and pound-foolish, look at the big picture!”

1. PREVIOUS

外面是大排档呢 你知不知道你这叫什么

“and food stalls outside? Do you know what this is called?”

“This is penny-wise and pound-foolish.”

3. NEXT

那 那咋办啊 裴总 裴总 您就吩咐吧

“Then what do we do, Mr. Pei? Mr. Pei, just give the order.”

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混一芝麻大小的官儿 你说说
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I gave my whole life to fighting, and this pathetic rank is all I got to show for it.”

1. PREVIOUS

就像咱们这种军中汉 打打杀杀一辈子 最后才能

“Men like us spend a lifetime fighting and bleeding in the army, only to claw our way up”

“to some pitiful little post. Tell me,”

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上哪儿说理去 就是 还有王法吗 来来来 喝喝喝

“where is the justice in that? Exactly. Is there any law? Come on, drink up.”

《家业》 · dining_and_food
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黑芝麻百分之四十六是脂肪
HSK 7 00:01
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你的内力 都是靠它 诈骗嘛 你们要知道

“Your internal power comes entirely from this? This is fraud. You all need to know,”

“black sesame is forty-six percent fat,”

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百分之二十四是碳水化合物 大家伙吃完

“and twenty four percent carbohydrates. After eating it,”

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