不要再苛责自己
“(to stop being so hard on myself.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还叫我
“(but he also told me)”
不要再苛责自己
“(to stop being so hard on myself.)”
生活虽清苦
“(Our life was humble,)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese interpersonal relationships, close friends or elders often comfort someone undergoing adversity by explicitly telling them to stop self-blaming.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to criticize harshly; to be overly critical of
A formal yet common compound used when discussing unreasonable demands or self-reproach.
do not ... anymore; stop doing
A straightforward negative imperative structure used to advise someone to cease an ongoing action.