你过得还好吗 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 梓渝

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive world of Mandopop with Ziyu's debut solo, "你过得还好吗." This song offers a great opportunity to learn Chinese through its heartfelt lyrics about letting go and new beginnings. The relatable theme and Ziyu's expressive vocals make it a compelling piece for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

Before dawn, the thick fog fades away at the horizon

So many things feel like knots tied deep inside my heart

Time can’t turn back the pages of the past

The clock hands never move forward

The silent wind has turned again for another year

It says there’s no regret, we have to learn to accept it all

They say old flames don’t enter the new year

So we say goodbye from now on

Are you doing okay?

Have you forgotten the past already?

Have those regrets finally started to heal?

Fireworks rise over the horizon

No matter how beautiful, it’s just a moment

Scattered with the wind

The heart escapes from the darkness

You must be happy too

Giving you freedom is my last love note

At this point, there’s nothing I can do

To keep the past behind

All I can do is let go

Before dawn, the thick fog fades away at the horizon

So many things feel like knots tied deep inside my heart

Time can’t turn back the pages of the past

The clock hands never move forward

The silent wind has turned again for another year

It says there’s no regret, we have to learn to accept it all

They say old flames don’t enter the new year

So we say goodbye from now on

Are you doing okay?

Have you forgotten the past already?

Have those regrets finally started to heal?

Fireworks rise over the horizon

No matter how beautiful, it’s just a moment

Scattered with the wind

The heart escapes from the darkness

You must be happy too

Giving you freedom is my last love note

At this point, there’s nothing I can do

To keep the past behind

Are you doing okay?

Have you forgotten the past already?

Have those regrets finally started to heal?

Fireworks rise over the horizon

No matter how beautiful, it’s just a moment

Scattered with the wind

The heart escapes from the darkness

You must be happy too

Giving you freedom is my last love note

At this point, there’s nothing I can do

To keep the past behind

All I can do is let go

[Chinese]

破曉前大霧消散在地平線

好多事像在心裡面打了結

時間翻不過往事那一頁

指針始終不能向前

沉寂的風又輾轉了一年

它說不可惜 要學會接受一切

都說舊人不會入新年

我們就從此說再見

你過的還好嗎

從前都忘了嗎

那些遺憾是否已結了痂

天邊升起煙火

再美好也只是一剎那

隨著風散了

心逃離黑夜了

你也會開心吧

給你自由是最後的情話

事到如今我沒有辦法

把過去留下

只好放下

破曉前大霧消散在地平線

好多事像在心裡面打了結

時間翻不過往事那一頁

指針始終不能向前

沉寂的風又輾轉了一年

它說不可惜 要學會接受一切

都說舊人不會入新年

我們就從此說再見

你過的還好嗎

從前都忘了嗎

那些遺憾是否已結了痂

天邊升起煙火

再美好也只是一剎那

隨著風散了

心逃離黑夜了

你也會開心吧

給你自由是最後的情話

事到如今我沒有辦法

把過去留下

你過的還好嗎

從前都忘了嗎

那些遺憾是否已結了痂

天邊升起煙火

再美好也只是一剎那

隨著風散了

心逃離黑夜了

你也會開心吧

給你自由是最後的情話

事到如今我沒有辦法

把過去留下

只好放下

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
消散 xiāo sàn B2	verb - to dissipate, to disperse
地平線 dì píng xiàn B1	noun - horizon
往事 wǎng shì B1	noun - past events
指針 zhǐ zhēn B1	noun - clock hand noun - guiding principle
沉寂 chén jì B2	adjective - quiet, still noun - stillness
風 fēng A1	noun - wind
一年 yī nián A1	noun - one year
學會 xué huì A2	verb - to learn, to master
接受 jiē shòu A2	verb - to accept
一切 yī qiè A2	noun - everything
舊人 jiù rén A2	noun - old friend / old acquaintance
新年 xīn nián A1	noun - New Year
遺憾 yí hàn B1	noun - regret
煙火 yān huǒ A2	noun - fireworks
天邊 tiān biān B1	noun - horizon, edge of the sky
黑夜 hēi yè A1	noun - dark night
自由 zì yóu B1	noun - freedom
放下 fàng xià A2	verb - to put down, to let go

Key Grammar Structures

• 破曉前大霧消散在地平線

  ➔ Time-before expression: X 前

  ➔ This line uses the time-before construction "X 前" to mean 'before X'. The word "前" marks the temporal boundary.

• 好多事像在心裡面打了結

  ➔ Simile with 像; comparative clause

  ➔ The line uses a simile with the word "像" to compare many things to a state; the word "像" signals comparison.

• 時間翻不過往事那一頁

  ➔ Negative potential with 不過 (can't get over)

  ➔ The verb phrase "翻不過" expresses inability to get over something; the negative particle "不" combined with the verb root conveys impossibility.

• 指針始終不能向前

  ➔ Directional complement with 向前

  ➔ The phrase uses the directional expression "向前" to indicate moving forward; the adverbial/motion verb with this direction shows goal orientation.

• 它說不可惜 要學會接受一切

  ➔ Negation with 不可; 要 + infinitive: intention/obligation

  ➔ The line uses the negation "不可" to express prohibition or strong advice, paired with "要" to show intention or obligation to learn to accept.

• 都說舊人不會入新年

  ➔ Future negation with 不會

  ➔ The line uses the future negation "不會" to state that someone won't enter or join the new year.

• 天邊升起煙火

  ➔ Compound verb 升起 meaning 'rise up'

  ➔ The line features the verb compound "升起" meaning to rise or come up, here describing fireworks appearing in the sky.

• 心逃離黑夜了

  ➔ Perfective aspect with 了 to indicate change of state

  ➔ The sentence uses the particle "了" to signal that escaping the night has brought about a change of state in the subject.

• 只好放下

  ➔ Fixed phrase 只好 meaning 'have to; no choice'

  ➔ The expression "只好" conveys having no better option and doing something reluctantly or out of necessity.