所以他们会一间一间房摸过来
“So they'll sweep room by room.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也有杀手
“among the waitstaff.”
所以他们会一间一间房 摸过来
“So they'll sweep room by room.”
最晚会在今天晚上找到我们
“At the latest, they'll find us tonight.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Repeating measure words (like 一间一间 or 一步一步) emphasizes methodical, inescapable progression, often heightening dramatic tension in suspenseful narratives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
room by room; one by one
Reduplication of measure words indicates exhaustive, sequential action.
feel/creep one's way over stealthily
Used for tactical, stealthy advancement or systematic blind searching towards a target.