但毕竟也耽搁了些时日
“we've still lost quite a bit of time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这再和墨虽然成了
“Although the reprocessed ink has been successfully made,”
但 毕竟 也 耽搁了些时日
“we've still lost quite a bit of time.”
“Don't celebrate yet; we have lost too much time and are still in serious trouble.”
Chinese collaborative work culture often values sober realism, where team members immediately flag potential bottlenecks even after overcoming a major hurdle.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
but after all; nevertheless
Used to introduce an undeniable reality or limiting factor that counters optimistic assumptions.
delayed; held up
Commonly used in work and travel contexts to indicate an unwanted loss of time or progress.
some days; a period of time
A slightly formal, traditional phrasing equivalent to '一些日子' (some days).
Marks the completion of an action and indicates that the delay is already an established fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it was a long time ago.”
“You cops can't solve the case, and now you're wasting our time?”
“I'm sorry, I got caught up in something.”
“so I was delayed in my palace.”
“Helping me is a waste of time.”