虽然她之前对我很厉害
“Although she was very strict with me before,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
虽然她之前对我 很厉害
“Although she was very strict with me before,”
“she was really, really good to me before she passed away.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese families, elders often show fierce discipline ('厉害') out of high expectations, which younger generations eventually look back on with warmth and gratitude.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
very strict / fierce with me
In conversational Northern Chinese, '厉害' applied to a person often means strict, fierce, or harsh rather than formidable or capable.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I mean, she's amazing.”
“I used to despise her.”
“She did an amazing job yesterday. ♪ Where did she go to play? ♪”
“-and she took it seriously. -I think she likes you more than me now.”
“Much better than when I am around.”
“I think she'll hate me more then.”