坦白从宽 抗拒从严
“Leniency for confession, severity for resistance.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
坐下
“Sit down.”
坦白从宽 抗拒从严
“Leniency for confession, severity for resistance.”
说
“Speak.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
This classic phrase originated as an official criminal justice policy in modern China and has become ubiquitous in pop culture as a staple of interrogation scenes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
leniency to those who confess
A formal legal idiom, also frequently used playfully in everyday speech to demand honesty from friends or partners.
severity to those who resist
Paired with '坦白从宽', used to warn someone that being stubborn will only make their situation worse.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Confess, and you'll be treated leniently. Resist, and you'll be punished severely.”
“Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist.”
“Will you confess for leniency or resist and face harsher punishment?”