死亡已有七个时辰
“she has been dead for fourteen hours.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
结合温度来看
“and the cold temperature,”
死亡已有七个时辰
“she has been dead for fourteen hours.”
应该是
“It should be”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In pre-modern China, a day was divided into twelve 'shichen', each equivalent to two modern hours and aligned with the twelve Earthly Branches.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already been / has already lasted for
Commonly used before a duration of time to indicate how long an ongoing state has persisted.
two-hour period (traditional Chinese time unit)
Used in historical dramas or literary contexts to refer to the twelve traditional two-hour divisions of the day.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Nickname Wa Zai. He was also an influencer. Time of death within the last ten hours.”
“You said the deceased had been dead at least half a year.”
“Time of death? About an hour ago.”
“has been dead for eight years.”
“The body must be kept for seven days, or up to twenty-one days.”
“his time will be up.”