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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21 (25:21) HSK 1
wǒ bǐng zhe zhì bìng jiù rén

我秉着 治病救人

“In the spirit of saving the patients,”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 25:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xǔ zhǔ rèn

许主任

“Ms. Xu.”

wǒ bǐng zhe zhì bìng jiù rén CURRENT FOCUS

我秉着 治病救人

“In the spirit of saving the patients,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chéng qián bì hòu de tài dù

惩前毖后的态度

“and learning from past mistakes,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: STATING INTENT
Tone: FORMAL AND UPRIGHT
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am only doing this for the collective good and to help you reform, not out of personal malice.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Constructive Criticism (Zhibing Jiuren)

This idiom originated in Chinese political discourse to describe benevolent discipline aimed at ideological correction rather than outright destruction of a comrade.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #moralizing #constructive_criticism #formal_assertion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
秉着 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the spirit of / upholding

A formal written or high-register spoken preposition used before guiding principles or moral stances.

治病救人 SPOKEN CHUNK

cure the disease to save the patient

A classic political and institutional idiom meaning to criticize someone constructively so they can correct their errors.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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