假如 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 信樂團

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depths of Mandarin with Shin Band's '假如'. This song, with its evocative lyrics about lost love and regret, offers a great opportunity to learn reflective vocabulary and sentence structures. Experience the power of '假如' as you improve your language skills.

[English]

How much misunderstanding can a love endure

Getting through the snowy winter

How deeply can a single word tear apart bonds

Becoming more distant than a stranger

The original love was like a flame

But in the end, it’s snuffed out by the wind

...

Sometimes truth cuts too sharp

So some people have to tell lies

If time could flow backward, what could I do

To find what you didn't say but want

If I don’t let go, after many years

Will you blame me, hate me, or be touched

Thinking that if only, it’s the emptiest pain

...

How many times does one see love wither

Before they’re willing to hibernate alone in loneliness

The initial love was like a flame

But in the end, it’s extinguished by the wind

...

Sometimes truth cuts too sharp

So some people have to tell lies

If time could flow backward, what could I do

To find what you didn't say but want

If I don’t let go, after many years

Will you blame me, hate me, or be touched

Thinking that if only, it’s the emptiest pain

Why is happiness always an illusion

Once near paradise, I feel like waking up

Maybe love is more like falling leaves

Seemingly flying but actually falling

...

If time could flow backward, what could I do

To find what you didn't say but want

If I don’t let go, after many years

Will you blame me, hate me, or be touched

If only it were possible to turn back time, what would you do

Choose me again or let me go

If tenderness could let go, do you understand

That you can turn back if you’ve gone the wrong way

Thinking that if only, it’s helpless loneliness

...

[Chinese]

一份愛能承受多少的誤解

熬過飄雪的冬天

一句話能撕裂多深的牽連

變的比陌生人還遙遠

最初的愛越像火焰

最後越會被風熄滅

有時候真話太尖銳

有人只好說著謊言

假如時光倒流我能做什麽

找你沒說的卻想要的

假如我不放手你多年以後

會怪我恨我或感動

想假如是最空虛的痛

一個人要看過幾次愛凋謝

才甘心在孤獨裏冬眠

最初的愛越像火焰

最後越會被風熄滅

有時候真話太尖銳

有人只好說著謊言

假如時光倒流我能做什麽

找你沒說的卻想要的

假如我不放手你多年以後

會怪我恨我或感動

想假如是最空虛的痛

為什麽幸福都是幻夢

一靠近天堂也就快醒了

或許愛情更像落葉

看似飛翔卻在墜落

假如時光倒流我能做什麽

找你沒說的卻想要的

假如我不放手你多年以後

會怪我恨我或感動

假如真可以讓時光到流你會做什麽

一樣選擇我或不抱我

假如溫柔放手你是否懂得

走錯了可以再回頭

想假如 是無力的寂寞

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 (ài) /aɪ/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
誤解 (wùjiě) /wùdʒjɛ/ B2	noun - misunderstanding verb - to misunderstand
熬過 (áoguò) /ǎʊɡwɔ/ B2	verb - to endure
撕裂 (sīliè) /szliɛ/ C1	verb - to tear apart
牽連 (qiānlián) /t͡ɕʰjɛnljɛn/ C1	noun - implication verb - to implicate
遙遠 (yáoyuǎn) /jɑʊɥɛn/ B1	adjective - distant
火焰 (huǒyàn) /xwɔjɛn/ B2	noun - flame
熄滅 (xīmiè) /ɕimjɛ/ B2	verb - to extinguish
尖銳 (jiānruì) /t͡ɕjɛnʐweɪ/ B2	adjective - sharp, pointed
謊言 (huǎngyán) /xwɑŋjɛn/ B1	noun - lie
倒流 (dàoliú) /daʊljoʊ/ B2	verb - to flow backwards, reverse
放手 (fàngshǒu) /fɑŋʃoʊ/ B1	verb - to let go
怪 (guài) /ɡwaɪ/ A2	verb - to blame
恨 (hèn) /xən/ B1	verb - to hate
感動 (gǎndòng) /kan.tʊŋ/ B1	adjective - moved, touched verb - to move, to touch
空虛 (kōngxū) /kʰʊŋɕy/ B2	adjective - empty, void
凋謝 (diāoxiè) /tjaʊɕjɛ/ B2	verb - to wither, to fade
孤獨 (gūdú) /kudu/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
冬眠 (dōngmián) /tʊŋmjɛn/ B2	verb - to hibernate
幸福 (xìngfú) /ɕiŋfu/ A2	adjective - happy, blessed noun - happiness
幻夢 (huànmèng) /xwanmɛŋ/ C1	noun - illusory dream, fantasy
靠近 (kàojìn) /kʰɑʊt͡ɕin/ A2	verb - to approach, to get close to
天堂 (tiāntáng) /tʰjɛntʰɑŋ/ B1	noun - heaven
愛情 (àiqíng) /ai.t͡ɕʰiŋ/ A2	noun - romantic love
落葉 (luòyè) /lwo.je/ B1	noun - fallen leaf
飛翔 (fēixiáng) /feɪɕjɑŋ/ B2	verb - to fly
墜落 (zhuìluò) /tʂweɪ.lwo/ B2	verb - to fall, to drop
溫柔 (wēnróu) /wən.ʐoʊ/ B1	adjective - gentle, tender
寂寞 (jìmò) /t͡ɕimwo/ B1	adjective - lonely, lonesome

Key Grammar Structures

• 一份愛能承受多少的誤解

  ➔ 能 + verb structure (modal verb + verb)

  ➔ The word "能" indicates the ability or possibility to perform the action "承受" (to bear/endure).

• 一句話能撕裂多深的牽連

  ➔ 能 + verb to indicate ability or possibility

  ➔ The phrase "能撕裂" expresses the ability or potential for something to "tear" deeply, emphasizing capacity.

• 變的比陌生人還遙遠

  ➔ 比 + noun + 還 + adjective (comparative structure)

  ➔ The structure "比...還..." is used for comparison, indicating that one thing is more or less than another.

• 最後越會被風熄滅

  ➔ 越...越... (more... more... / increasingly...)

  ➔ The pattern "越...越..." expresses that as one condition increases, so does the other.

• 假如時光倒流我能做什麽

  ➔ 假如 + clause (coniitional "if")

  ➔ The word "假如" introduces a conditional clause equivalent to "if" or "suppose" in English.

• 想假如是最空虛的痛

  ➔ 想 + clause (expressing desire or imagined scenario)

  ➔ The word "想" expresses desire, longing, or an imagined scenario similar to "want to" or "think about".