虽知如此
“Even knowing all this,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'll devote myself fully to serving you.”
虽知如此
“Even knowing all this,”
“there were many times I couldn't hold myself back.”
“I know what duty demands, but it has been almost impossible to suppress my true feelings.”
In classical Chinese ethics, subordinates are expected to suppress personal emotion (Qing) in favor of rational decorum and absolute duty (Li), making an admission of nearly breaking restraint a serious personal confession.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even though knowing it is so; despite being aware of this
A literary and formal transition phrase used to set up a contrast between rational knowledge and contrary emotional impulses.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If that's the case,”
“Since that is the case,”
“If I had known this,”
“there is to know about your situation.”
“He knows it in his gut,”
“You knew very well that”