可以了 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅
• Album: Rice and Shine

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of Mandarin Chinese through Eason Chan's emotional ballad, "可以了." This song offers a window into the language of heartbreak and resolution, exploring themes of love, disappointment, and the strength to move on. Learn how the lyrics convey deep emotions and cultural understanding.

[English]

Loneliness clings to the door we've been waiting for

Cracks on the floor in the river of time

Love and hate are always just a thin line apart

If it continues like this, it's not impossible

We keep stopping and going all the way

More and more, I don’t know what I really want

Us, neither of us wants to admit it, oh

Cover my ears, but the laughter I hear is fake

It's really okay now, I can do this, I give up on loving

The youth I wasted was beautiful, innocent

Your traces still linger here, like dust without measure

Following me like a shadow, tormenting me with arrogance

It's really okay now, I can do this, maybe I won't say yes or no

Let me be the one who takes the blame for ending it

The road we can't walk, forget it, we'll always stay here

Not caring, no regrets

...

Us, neither of us wants to admit it, oh

Flitting eyes, disconnected body temperature, it's real

It's really okay now, I can do this, I give up on loving

The youth I wasted was beautiful, innocent

Your traces still linger here, like dust without measure

Following me like a shadow, tormenting me with arrogance

It's really okay now, I can do this, maybe I won't say yes or no

Let me be the one who takes the blame for ending it

The road we can't walk, forget it, we'll always stay here

Whether we love or not, it's become the past, oh

...

The road we can't walk, forget it, we'll always stay here

Whether we love or not, it's become the past

Just friends now, we can do this

...

[Chinese]

寂寞攀附在等過的門

地板裂縫在時間的河

愛與恨總是一線之隔

這樣下去也不是不可

我們 一路停停走走

越來越不知道自己要的是什麼

我們我們 誰也不肯承認 喔

摀住了耳朵 聽見的笑聲 是假的

真的可以了 我可以了 放棄相愛資格

耽誤的青春 是美好的 天真

你的痕跡還在我這 像塵埃沒有分寸

如影隨形著 狂妄刺痛著 我

真的可以了 我可以了 或許不置可否

讓我當那個 提分手的 罪人

走不到的路就算了 我們永遠停在這了

不在乎的 沒有捨不得

我們我們 誰也不肯承認 喔

飄忽的眼神 絕緣的體溫 是真的

真的可以了 我可以了 放棄相愛資格

耽誤的青春 是美好的 天真

你的痕跡還在我這 像塵埃沒有分寸

如影隨形著 狂妄刺痛著 我

真的可以了 我可以了 或許不置可否

讓我當那個 提分手的 罪人

走不到的路就算了 我們永遠停在這了

愛不愛了 成為過去了 喔

走不到的路就算了 我們永遠停在這了

愛不愛了 成為過去了

只是朋友 我們 可以了

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
寂寞 /t͡ɕî.mwô/ B2	adjective - lonely, solitary
攀附 /pʰán.fû/ C1	verb - to cling to, to rely on
裂縫 /ljê.fə̂ŋ/ B2	noun - crack, fissure
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love
恨 /xən/ B1	noun - hate, hatred
承認 /t͡ʂʰə̌ŋ.ʐən/ B2	verb - to admit, to acknowledge
耳朵 /ə̀r.tuɔ/ A1	noun - ear
笑聲 /ɕjâʊ.ʂə́ŋ/ B1	noun - laughter
放棄 /fâŋ.t͡ɕî/ B1	verb - to abandon, to give up
相愛 /ɕjáŋ.ài/ B1	verb - to love each other
資格 /tsɯ́.kə/ B2	noun - qualification, eligibility
耽誤 /tán.wû/ B2	verb - to delay, to hold up
青春 /t͡ɕʰíŋ.t͡ʂʰwən/ B1	noun - youth, springtime of life
美好 /mèi.xàʊ/ B1	adjective - beautiful, fine
天真 /tʰjɛ́n.ʈ͡ʂən/ B1	adjective - innocent, naive
痕跡 /xə́n.t͡ɕî/ B2	noun - trace, mark
塵埃 /ʈ͡ʂʰə̌n.ái/ B2	noun - dust
分寸 /fə́n.t͡sʰwən/ C1	noun - sense of propriety, proper limits
狂妄 /kʰwǎŋ.wâŋ/ C1	adjective - arrogant, presumptuous
刺痛 /t͡sʰî.tʰə̂ŋ/ C1	verb - to prick, to sting
罪人 /tswèi.ʐən/ B2	noun - sinner, culprit
絕緣 /t͡ɕɥě.ɥǎn/ C1	adjective - insulated, isolated
體溫 /tʰì.wən/ A2	noun - body temperature
過去 /kwô.t͡ɕʰỳ/ A2	noun - past

Key Grammar Structures

• 愛與恨總是一線之隔

  ➔ Indicating a contrast or difference between two ideas using '總是' (always) and '一線之隔' (a line apart).

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• 我們 一路停停走走

  ➔ Using the verb '走走' repeatedly to imply wandering or moving back and forth; the structure suggests continuous, repeated action.

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• 真的可以了

  ➔ Using '真的' (really) + '可以了' (can is enough/acceptable) to express acceptance or resignation.

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• 放棄相愛資格

  ➔ Using '放棄' (give up) + object '相愛資格' (the qualification to love each other) to indicate surrendering a relationship or emotional capacity.

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• 走不到的路就算了

  ➔ Using '走不到的路' (the road that cannot be walked) to metaphorically refer to unreachable or impossible paths; '就算了' (forget it) indicates resignation.

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• 只是朋友 我們 可以了

  ➔ Using '只是' (just) + noun to specify the nature of the relationship; '可以了' (enough/acceptable) to signal acceptance or boundaries.

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