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Expression Profile · jie-wai-sheng-zhi
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节外生枝

jié wài shēng zhī
📊 Corpus Indexed: 9 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

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本不想节外生枝
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本不想 节外生枝

(关乎你我此生) ── Previous context

“I wished to avoid unnecessary entanglements,”

《御赐小仵作》 · 04:36
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算了 这个时候别节外生枝
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算了 这个时候别 节外生枝

(咱们要不要干他) ── Previous context

“Forget it. Don't create more troubles now.”

《狂飙》 · 03:21
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此时也不该节外生枝
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此时也不该 节外生枝

(这楼上也没有啊) ── Previous context

“I shouldn't cause trouble now.”

《逐玉》 · 39:44
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[Scene: 家庭日常]

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省得节外生枝 再弄出对娃不好的事情
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省得 节外生枝 再弄出对娃不好的事情

(把握不大就别暴露娃的实力) ── Previous context

“We don't want extra trouble or anything bad for the kid.”

《主角》 · 13:02
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恐怕还会节外生枝
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恐怕还会 节外生枝

(若非他沉着应对) ── Previous context

“there might've been complications.”

《江湖夜雨十年灯》 · 18:07
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跟你妈刚缓和 免得节外生枝
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跟你妈刚缓和 免得 节外生枝

(这又惹你妈生气 妈 行行行 妈) ── Previous context

“Things have just settled down with your mother. Let's not stir things up again.”

《爱情有烟火》 · 05:10
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不然节外生枝东西就找不到了
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不然 节外生枝 东西就找不到了

(您就不要进去了) ── Previous context

“"Or complications might make us lose it."”

《江湖夜雨十年灯》 · 17:13
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[Scene: 历史宫廷]

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未免节外生枝才未声张
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未免 节外生枝 才未声张

(只是行走时略显凝滞) ── Previous context

“I kept it quiet to avoid unnecessary complications.”

《莫离》 · 18:16
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[Scene: 职场工作]

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不许节外生枝 知道吧 是
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不许 节外生枝 知道吧 是

(但是有一点我得跟你说 这件事你必须 以大局为重) ── Previous context

“You can't raise new issues! Understand? Yes.”

《狂飙》 · 27:34
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