犯下过十几起抢劫案
“has committed over a dozen robberies.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在过去三年里
“over the past three years,”
犯下过十几起 抢劫 案
“has committed over a dozen robberies.”
其中九次杀人
“Among them, nine involved murder,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese judicial and criminal investigation reports, serious crimes conventionally take the dedicated measure word 'qi'. This creates a rigorous, objective tone that reflects the standardized narrative style of law enforcement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to commit a specific crime or case
A high-frequency collocation in legal and investigative contexts, followed by specific offenses such as 'fan xia ming an' (commit homicide) or 'fan xia zhong zui' (commit a felony).
over a dozen (used for cases, accidents, or incidents)
'qi' is a dedicated classifier for events and cases, commonly paired with numerals to indicate multiple occurrences.
