都十二个时辰没合眼了
“You didn't sleep a wink for 24 hours.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You kept performing the incision one after another.”
都十二个时辰没合眼了
“You didn't sleep a wink for 24 hours.”
你休息会儿吧
“You should take a break.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Ancient China divided a day into twelve two-hour periods called '时辰', each named after an Earthly Branch.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not closed one's eyes; haven't slept a wink
A common idiomatic expression used to emphasize total lack of sleep due to overwork or anxiety.
twelve traditional two-hour periods (twenty-four hours)
A traditional Chinese time unit where one '时辰' equals two modern hours.
Functions as a sentence-final particle indicating a continuous duration reached and emphasizing the urgency of the state.
