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断断续续

duàn duàn xù xù
HSK 7

English Meaning

intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
普通人家总会断断续续的停电
HSK 7 00:02
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这些时日 租界正在修电

“these days, the concession has been undergoing electrical repairs.”

“Ordinary households have been experiencing intermittent power outages.”

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有时街上的路灯啊 霓虹灯

“Sometimes even the streetlights and neon signs”

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话要说得断断续续
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Make sure you stammer like you are terrified so they believe your act.”

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你很怕

“you're very scared.”

“Speak haltingly.”

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奴婢在附近的偏殿服侍

“I work in a nearby side hall.”

《成何体统》 · historical_and_court
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断断续续 不过也才二十多年
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“We barely had enough meaningful time together before they were taken from me.”

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我与他们相处的时间

“The time I spent with them”

“was on and off, yet it totaled only 20 years.”

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这是我爹灰飞烟灭之前

“This is the first mortal I ever liked”

《白日提灯​》 · social_and_dating
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