打字機 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳慧琳

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Cantonese or Mandarin? Kelly Chen's song '打字機' (Typewriter) is a fantastic place to start! The lyrics are filled with everyday vocabulary about work life, making it a fun and practical way to pick up new words. The song's energetic beat and relatable story about escaping the office for a night of fun make it a truly special and motivating language-learning companion.

[English]

Hello!

...

The days are so sad, work's so stressful

Let's party hard, can't waste the night

Starting to celebrate

The playlist's about to blast

Take off my shoes and dance

Dressing up to shine the brightest, that's my satisfaction

Starting to celebrate

Sipping champagne nonstop

What tomorrow brings, who cares?

Today was tough, I'll give it my all to make up for it

Focus nonstop, repeat endlessly

Files piling up on the desk (hmm)

Staring at the typewriter, typewriter

Wanna yawn, but have to answer the phone (Hello)

Stay courteous, how are you? How are you?

Out of breath, need a temporary break

(Give me the weekend, give me the weekend)

A quick little comfort, just a drop for me

(It's after work, it's after work, okay? Hey)

The days are so sad, work's so stressful

Let's party hard, can't waste the night

Starting to celebrate

The playlist's about to blast

Take off my shoes and dance

Dressing up to shine the brightest, that's my satisfaction

Starting to celebrate

Sipping champagne nonstop

What tomorrow brings, who cares?

Today was tough, I'll give it my all to make up for it

Focus nonstop, repeat endlessly

Hurry up and finish the meeting notes (hmm)

Fingers flying on the typewriter, typewriter

Spilled coffee, immediately answer the phone (Oh)

Sincerely apologize, sorry sorry

Out of breath, need a temporary break

(Give me the weekend, give me the weekend)

A quick little comfort, just a drop for me

(It's after work, it's after work, okay? Hey)

Work hard, play hard

Boss works tirelessly, plays just as hard

Work, work, work

Working around the clock, clock, clock

You can never stop, stop, stop

Get to work now (Go to work)

The days are so sad, work's so stressful

Let's celebrate again

The playlist's about to blast

Take off my shoes and dance

Let's party hard, can't waste the night

Starting to celebrate

The playlist's about to blast

Take off my shoes and dance

Dress to shine the brightest, that’s my goal

Starting to celebrate

Sipping champagne nonstop

What tomorrow holds, who cares?

Today was tough, I'll give it my all to make up for it

...

[Chinese]

您好!

白天太悲慘 工作太煩

堅決狂歡 不能辜負夜晚

開始慶祝了

歌單要轟炸了

脫掉鞋子跳舞了

穿搭要最閃亮 我才滿足

開始慶祝了

香檳要掃射了

明天怎樣 誰管了?

今天辛苦 絕對拼命彌補

無間斷專注 無限期重複

桌子上面堆積文件了 (哼)

眼睛看著打字機 打字機

想打哈欠 卻要接電話 (喂)

保持親切 您好嗎? 您好嗎?

喘不過氣了 需要暫時解脫

(給我周末 給我周末)

短促的安慰分一滴給我

(下班了 下班了 可以嗎? 嘿)

白天太悲慘 工作太煩

堅決狂歡 不能辜負夜晚

開始慶祝了

歌單要轟炸了

脫掉鞋子跳舞了

穿搭要最閃亮 我才滿足

開始慶祝了

香檳要掃射了

明天怎樣 誰管了?

今天辛苦 絕對拼命彌補

無間斷專注 無限期重複

趕緊處理會議的記錄 (哼)

指頭快打打字機 打字機

打翻咖啡 馬上接電話 (哦)

誠懇道歉 對不起 對不起

喘不過氣了 需要暫時解脫

(給我周末 給我周末)

短促的安慰分一滴給我

(下班了 下班了 可以嗎? 嘿)

Work hard, play hard

老闆拼命工作 拼命玩

Work, work, work

Work around the clock, clock, clock

You can never stop, stop, stop

馬上去工作 (去工作)

白天太悲慘 工作太煩

開始慶祝了

歌單要轟炸了

脫掉鞋子跳舞了

堅決狂歡 不能辜負

開始慶祝了

歌單要轟炸了

脫掉鞋子跳舞了

穿搭要最閃亮 我才滿足

開始慶祝了

香檳要掃射了

明天怎樣 誰管了?

今天辛苦 絕對拼命彌補

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
工作 /gōng zuò/ A1	noun - work, job verb - to work
晚上 /wǎn shang/ A1	noun - evening, night
跳舞 /tiào wǔ/ A1	verb - to dance
今天 /jīn tiān/ A1	noun - today
明天 /míng tiān/ A1	noun - tomorrow
鞋子 /xié zi/ A1	noun - shoes
電話 /diàn huà/ A1	noun - telephone, phone call
打字機 /dǎ zì jī/ B1	noun - typewriter
文件 /wén jiàn/ B1	noun - document
慶祝 /qìng zhù/ B1	verb - to celebrate
辛苦 /xīn kǔ/ B1	adjective - hard, toilsome, laborious
悲慘 /bēi cǎn/ B2	adjective - miserable, tragic
專注 /zhuān zhù/ B2	adjective - focused, concentrated
閃亮 /shǎn liàng/ B2	adjective - shining, sparkling
解脫 /jiě tuō/ B2	verb - to liberate, to free oneself
狂歡 /kuáng huān/ B2	verb - to carouse, to revel, to celebrate wildly
彌補 /mí bǔ/ B2	verb - to make up for; to compensate

Key Grammar Structures

• 不能辜負夜晚

  ➔ Modal verb '不能' + verb '辜負'

  ➔ '不能' indicates inability or prohibition, combined with the verb '辜負' (to let down), expressing 'cannot let down' or 'must not disappoint'.

• 喘不過氣了

  ➔ Verb '喘' + '不過' (cannot surpass) + '氣'

  ➔ '喘' means to breathe heavily, '不過' indicates inability to surpass or endure, combined with '氣' (air, breath) to express feeling overwhelmed or out of breath.

• 保持親切 您好嗎?

  ➔ Imperative form '保持' + noun '親切' + question '您好嗎?'

  ➔ '保持' is the imperative verb meaning 'to maintain' or 'keep', '親切' is a noun meaning 'kindness' or 'friendliness', and '您好嗎?' is a polite question meaning 'How are you?'.

• 無間斷專注 無限期重複

  ➔ Adjective phrase '無間斷' + noun '專注' + '無限期' + verb '重複'

  ➔ '無間斷' describes something continuous or unceasing, '專注' means focus or concentration, '無限期' means indefinitely or without limit, and '重複' means to repeat or do again.

• 馬上去工作 (去工作)

  ➔ Adverb '馬上' + verb '去' + verb '工作'

  ➔ '馬上' means immediately or right away, '去' is the verb 'to go', and '工作' means 'to work'. Together, they express 'go to work immediately'.