反正解药还要一个时辰才起效
“Anyway, the antidote takes two hours.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I have something to do. I'll go first.”
反正 解药 还要 一个 时 辰 才 起效
“Anyway, the antidote takes two hours.”
闲着也是闲着
“Since you have nothing to do,”
“You are not going anywhere because you are still at my mercy.”
A shichen represents a two-hour block in traditional Chinese timekeeping, commonly found in period dramas and wuxia fiction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
anyway; in any case
Use at the beginning of a sentence to introduce an unalterable fact or pragmatic justification.
to take effect (of medicine or poison)
Commonly used in spoken and written contexts to describe medical remedies or drugs working.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It takes time for the medicine to work.”
“you must take it for another two weeks.”
“and must be taken for nine days before it takes effect.”
“It takes time for the effects to kick in,”
“I've already reheated the medicine twice. If they don't come back to drink it, there's nothing I can do.”
“My lord has already finished his medicine. Why isn't he getting better?”