还被兵卒扣押至此
“Then I was caught here by soldiers.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
赶不了路
“and couldn't continue my journey.”
还被兵卒扣 押至 此
“Then I was caught here by soldiers.”
“It must have been Wei Yigui who blocked the way.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The passive marker '被' inherently carries a connotation of misfortune, adversity, or victimhood in Chinese.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to detain / to seize
Formal vocabulary referring to holding a person or property under custody.
to this place / up to this point
A formal written or classical compound indicating arrival at a physical location or situation.