普通朋友 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陶喆

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of Mandarin Chinese through David Tao's poignant song, 普通朋友. This R&B classic will teach you how to express longing and navigate the delicate emotions of friendship and unrequited love. Learn vocabulary related to relationships and emotions while enjoying a timeless melody .

[English]

Waiting, I wait anytime, anywhere, hoping to be your emotional support

I have no doubts at all, this is love

*I guess you've wanted to make it clear for a long time, I feel so failed

Falling from heaven into the abyss, so helpless

#I'm willing to change (what can I do)

Start over again (just give me a chance)

I can't just be a normal friend, our feelings are so deep, how can I let go

But you say I only wanna be your friend, just a friend

In your heart, I am just a friend, not a lover

I appreciate your honesty, but I can't take back the love I have for you right now

So I, I can't just be your friend, I just can't be your friend

...

[Chinese]

等待 我隨時隨地在等待 做妳感情上的依賴

我沒有任何的疑問 這是愛

＊我猜 妳早就想要說明白 我覺得自己好失敗

從天堂掉落到深淵 多無奈

＃我願意改變 (what can I do)

重新再來一遍 (just give me chance)

我無法只是普通朋友 感情已那麼深 叫我怎麼能放手

但妳說 I only wanna be your friend 做個朋友

我在妳心中只是 just a friend 不是情人

我感激妳對我這樣的坦白 但我給妳的愛暫時收不回來

So I 我不能只是 be your friend I just can't be your friend

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
等待 /dɛ̀ng dài/ B1	verb - to wait; to await noun - waiting
感情 /gǎn qíng/ B1	noun - feeling; emotion; affection
依賴 /yī lài/ B2	verb - to rely on; to be dependent on noun - reliance; dependence
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
明白 /míng bai/ A2	adjective - clear; obvious; plain verb - to understand; to realize
失敗 /shī bài/ B1	verb - to fail noun - failure
天堂 /tiān táng/ B1	noun - paradise; heaven
深淵 /shēn yuān/ C1	noun - abyss; deep ravine
無奈 /wú nài/ B2	adjective - helpless; without choice
改變 /gǎi biàn/ B1	verb - to change; to alter noun - change; alteration
普通 /pǔ tōng/ A2	adjective - ordinary; common; average
朋友 /péng you/ A1	noun - friend
放手 /fàng shǒu/ B2	verb - to let go
情人 /qíng rén/ B1	noun - lover; sweetheart
感激 /gǎn jī/ B2	verb - to be grateful
坦白 /tǎn bái/ B2	adjective - frank; candid; honest
收 /shōu/ A2	verb - to receive; to accept; to collect