便以此钗长期勒索赌资
“he used it to extort money for his gambling habits.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
便是作案凶器时
“Once he discovered that this silver hairpin was the weapon used in the murder,”
便以此 钗 长期 勒索 赌资
“he used it to extort money for his gambling habits.”
老狄说的没错
“Di is right.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Costume mysteries frequently utilize compact, semi-classical phrasing to convey sharp deductions and legal accusations against suspects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
then using this
A concise formal transition indicating means or instrumentality in classical or formal Mandarin.
to extort / to blackmail
Commonly used in legal or crime-related discussions to describe coercing money or property.
gambling funds / money for betting
A formal noun specifying capital used strictly for gambling.
