让我睡了整整三个时辰
“for six whole hours.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是这碗茶
“It kept me asleep”
让我睡了整整三个时辰
“for six whole hours.”
害得平殊
“And because of that,”
“I was drugged into a stupor, and my helplessness caused a tragedy.”
Historically, one 'shichen' equals two modern hours based on the twelve Earthly Branches, meaning sleeping for three shichen is an uninterrupted six hours.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fully / whole / entire
Place this before a duration or quantity to emphasize how shockingly long or large the amount is.
traditional two-hour period
An ancient Chinese time measurement equal to two modern hours, frequently used in period settings.
Marks the completion of the action and emphasizes the realization of the elapsed time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I haven't had a good sleep in three days.”
“and my mentor didn't sleep for three days and nights.”
“I really fell asleep.”
“[2015] [Department of Psychiatry] Within half an hour to an hour, you'll fall right asleep.”
“and took care of her for three days.”
“It's past 11 PM. I'm sleeping.”