但他们反反复复地在问
“But they kept asking”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我解释清楚了首饰的事
“[Waiting] [Speaker] I explained the jewelry thing clearly.”
但他们 反反复复 地在问
“But they kept asking”
叶队出事之前
“if Captain Ye had been to Fenglinwan”
“They clearly don't trust my story and are trying to trap me.”
In Chinese investigatory contexts, repetitive questioning is a standard tactic used by authorities to detect inconsistencies and break psychological defenses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
repeatedly; over and over again
An adverbial reduplication used to highlight tedious, persistent, or irritating repetition of an action.
asking / currently interrogating
Indicates an ongoing or continuous action in progress.