至少要三个时辰
“for the Dragon Burning Sand to dissolve his bones.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
焚龙沙化骨
“It'll take at least six hours”
至少要三个时辰
“for the Dragon Burning Sand to dissolve his bones.”
“To maintain the medicinal potency the entire time,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Ancient China divided a day into twelve 'shichen', each equivalent to two modern hours, named after the Earthly Branches.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
requires at least
A standard construction to establish a mandatory minimum amount of time or resources.
two-hour period (traditional Chinese unit of time)
Crucial term in traditional medicine and historical fiction representing a 2-hour division of the day.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Probably, another hour will be enough.”
“within three days,”
“Three hours is way too long. Let's go.”
“(Court 2, In Session) It's only been half an hour.”
“Just three days total, I think.”
“It will take about half an hour.”