这日本人没少来过啊
“The Japanese have been here plenty.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
最近家里是不是来过什么人啊
“Has anyone been coming to the house lately?”
这日 本人 没少来过 啊
“The Japanese have been here plenty.”
还有呢
“And?”
“I can already tell they visited often, so do not try to hide it.”
Chinese speakers frequently use litotes like '没少' (not few) rather than '很多' (many) to add rhetorical weight or vividness to an observation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not a few times; frequently; a lot
A double negative used colloquially to emphasize that an action occurred frequently or in large amounts.
Softens the assertion into an observational deduction, inviting confirmation or reaction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“of when I first came to Japan.”
“The Japanese are not to be trifled with.”
“The Japanese are not that simple.”
“before the Japanese search this place.”
“No matter how rampant the Japanese are,”
“the Japanese definitely won't let us off.”