与其承受这份疼痛
“Instead of enduring that pain,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
它还是疼的
“is that it still hurts.”
与其 承受 这份疼痛
“Instead of enduring that pain,”
不如好好地珍惜眼前的这个人
“I'd rather just cherish the person in front of me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A deeply resonant philosophical trope in modern Chinese romance encouraging letting go of lingering trauma to appreciate real companions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
rather than / instead of
Paired with 不如 to introduce a suboptimal choice that the speaker advises against.
endure this pain
Literary collocation widely used in emotional or heartfelt discussions.