青春修炼手册 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: TFBOYS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Chinese pop with TFBOYS' infectious hit, "青春修炼手册" (Manual of Youth)! This song is a fantastic entry point for Mandarin learners, offering catchy melodies and simple, repetitive phrases that are easy to pick up. Its cheerful tone and relatable theme of growing up make it an enjoyable way to absorb everyday vocabulary and expressions, making language learning feel less like a task and more like a joyful journey.

[English]

Follow me, hands left, right, slow motion

Right hand, left hand, replay the slow move

This song is for your happiness

Have you fallen in love with me?

Follow me, move your nose, eyes, and ears

Act cute, cool, changing styles nonstop

Youth has so many unknown guesses

What are growing pains anyway?

Polish your shoes, wear a suit

Carry a one-carat dream

My courage is full of energy

Hold your head high everywhere

Under this sun of the world

It's confidence that makes me shine

Center stage

With me, it shines bright; only with me, I glow

Follow me, hands left, right, slow motion

Right hand, left hand, replay the slow move

This song is for your happiness

Have you fallen in love with me?

Follow me, move your nose, eyes, and ears

Act cute, cool, changing styles nonstop

Youth has so many unknown guesses

What are growing pains anyway?

Often I think, growing up would be so great; but some things I can only imagine

Say what you want, do what you want, clap for your future self

Under this sun of the world

It's confidence that makes me shine

Center stage

With me, it shines bright; only with me, I glow

Follow me, hands left, right, slow motion

Right hand, left hand, replay the slow move

This song is for your happiness

Do you love me now?

Follow me, move your nose, eyes, and ears

Act cute, cool, changing styles nonstop

Youth has so many unknown guesses

What are growing pains anyway?

Sorry for tomorrow

Charge ahead boldly

Having you by my side, full of fighting spirit and endless motivation

A real man can’t afford to lose—this is the secret to how young heroes succeed

Follow me, hands left, right, slow motion

Right hand, left hand, replay the slow move

This song is for your happiness

Do you love me now?

Follow me, move your nose, eyes, and ears

Act cute, cool, changing styles nonstop

Youth has so many unknown guesses

What are growing pains anyway?

[Chinese]

跟著我左手右手一個慢動作

右手左手慢動作重播

這首歌 給你快樂

你有沒有愛上我

跟著我鼻子 眼睛 動一動 耳朵

裝乖 耍帥 換不停風格

青春有太多 未知的猜測

成長的煩惱算什麼

皮鞋擦亮 換上西裝

佩戴上一克拉的夢想

我的勇敢 充滿能量

昂首到那每一個地方

這世界的太陽

因為自信才能把我照亮

這舞台的中央

有我才閃亮 有我才能發著光

跟著我左手右手一個慢動作

右手左手慢動作重播

這首歌 給你快樂

你有沒有愛上我

跟著我鼻子 眼睛 動一動 耳朵

裝乖 耍帥 換不停風格

青春有太多 未知的猜測

成長的煩惱算什麼

經常會想 長大多好 有些事卻只能想像

想說就說 想做就做 為了明天的自己鼓掌

這世界的太陽

因為自信才能把我照亮

這舞台的中央

有我才閃亮 有我才能發著光

跟著我左手右手一個慢動作

右手左手慢動作重播

這首歌 給你快樂

你有每有愛上我

跟著我鼻子 眼睛 動一動 耳朵

裝乖 耍帥 換不停風格

青春有太多 未知的猜測

成長的煩惱算什麼

向明天對不起

向前衝不客氣

一路有你 充滿鬥志無限動力

男子漢沒有什麼輸不起 正太修練成功的秘籍

跟著我左手右手一個慢動作

右手左手慢動作重播

這首歌 給你快樂

你有没有愛上我

跟著我鼻子 眼睛 動一動 耳朵

裝乖 耍帥 換不停風格

青春有太多 未知的猜測

成長的煩惱算什麼

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
青春 /qīngchūn/ A2	noun - youth
快樂 /kuàilè/ A2	adjective - happy
夢想 /mèngxiǎng/ B1	noun - dream
勇敢 /yǒnggǎn/ B1	adjective - brave
能量 /néngliàng/ B2	noun - energy
光 /guāng/ A1	noun - light
地方 /dìfāng/ A2	noun - place
舞台 /wǔtái/ B1	noun - stage
自信 /zìxìn/ B2	noun - confidence
猜測 /cāicè/ B2	verb - to guess
煩惱 /fánnǎo/ B2	noun - trouble
長大 /zhǎngdà/ A2	verb - to grow up
鼓掌 /gǔzhǎng/ B1	verb - to applaud
衝 /chōng/ B2	verb - to rush
鬥志 /dòuzhì/ C1	noun - fighting spirit
無限 /wúxiàn/ C1	adjective - infinite

Key Grammar Structures

• 跟著我左手右手一個慢動作

  ➔ Using the command form with a verb + ūdǒu (跟著) indicating 'following' or 'pursuing' someone or something.

  ➔ It is an imperative form instructing someone to follow or do the action together.

• 這世界的太陽

  ➔ Using 的 (de) to indicate possession or attribute, equivalent to 'the sun of this world'.

  ➔ The particle 的 indicates possession or characteristic, linking 'this world' and 'sun'.

• 成長的煩惱算什麼

  ➔ Using 的 (de) to modify the noun '烦恼', indicating 'the troubles of growth'.

  ➔ The particle 的 connects the noun '烦恼' (troubles) to '成長' (growth), forming a modifier phrase.

• 有我才閃亮 有我才能發著光

  ➔ Using 才 (cái) to emphasize 'only if' or 'nothing but' in the second clause, expressing necessity or sufficiency.

  ➔ 才 (cái) emphasizes that the following result or state is only possible or true under the specified condition.

• 向明天對不起

  ➔ Using 向 (xiàng) with a noun phrase indicating direction or target, here implying 'to' or 'towards'.

  ➔ 向 (xiàng) indicates direction or orientation towards a person or object, here implying addressing or facing 'tomorrow'.