你还有几天回派出所来着？
“When are you going back to the police station?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老队长
“Captain.”
你 还有几天 回派出所 来着 ？
“When are you going back to the police station?”
也是三天
“Also in three days.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Officers in China are frequently transferred or seconded temporarily between special task forces and grassroots neighborhood stations (paichusuo).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how many days left
Common spoken pattern used to ask about remaining time until an upcoming event.
local police station
Refers specifically to the grassroots precinct station handling neighborhood civil and criminal matters in China.
Indicates a past fact that the speaker once knew but has momentarily forgotten and is trying to recall.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“To be honest, I have a selfish reason too. The police are coming again tomorrow,”
“Could you come to the police station now?”
“Then how about we just wait for you at the station?”
“why haven't you gone back yet?”
“Why hasn't he come back for so long?”
“[Ancestral Virtues, Our Guiding Light] Why aren't they back yet?”