胡达每次离开的时间 大概是在半个时辰之内
“he was only gone for less than an hour each time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
根据胡达马夫的说法
“According to Hu Da's coachman,”
胡达每次 离开 的时间 大概是在半个时辰之内
“he was only gone for less than an hour each time.”
若要及时赶回玲珑居 又不被马夫察觉 他所能去的
“To get back to Linglong Residence in time without being noticed, he could only have come this far.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Ancient China divided a 24-hour day into 12 two-hour periods called 'shichen', meaning 'half a shichen' corresponds precisely to one modern hour.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
roughly around / approximately at
A natural way to hedge estimations regarding time, quantity, or location.
half a shichen (one hour in traditional Chinese timekeeping)
Commonly encountered in historical or wuxia dramas where one 'shichen' equals two modern hours.
within (a certain timeframe or limit)
Placed directly after a time duration or spatial boundary to denote an upper limit.
