我秉着 治病救人
“In the spirit of saving the patients,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
许主任
“Ms. Xu.”
我秉着 治病救人
“In the spirit of saving the patients,”
惩前毖后的态度
“and learning from past mistakes,”
“I am only doing this for the collective good and to help you reform, not out of personal malice.”
This idiom originated in Chinese political discourse to describe benevolent discipline aimed at ideological correction rather than outright destruction of a comrade.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the spirit of / upholding
A formal written or high-register spoken preposition used before guiding principles or moral stances.
cure the disease to save the patient
A classic political and institutional idiom meaning to criticize someone constructively so they can correct their errors.