Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the emotional world of Mandopop with Lixiang JZH's "泉水"! This moving ballad, which is the Chinese adaptation of the popular Thai song "I Want To Love You Back," offers a great opportunity to learn romantic Chinese vocabulary and phrases related to longing, fate, and devotion. Listen for its expressive, resonant tone and rich lyrical imagery that defines a modern Chinese romantic standard.
Key Vocabulary
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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stop /stɒp/ A1 |
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gift /ɡɪft/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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wind /wɪnd/ A1 |
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sky /skaɪ/ A1 |
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sea /siː/ A1 |
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dream /driːm/ A2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A2 |
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farewell /ˈfɛrˌwɛl/ B2 |
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fate /feɪt/ B2 |
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encounter /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ B2 |
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journey /ˈdʒɜːrni/ B1 |
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goal /ɡoʊl/ B1 |
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silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1 |
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longing /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ C1 |
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prayer /preɪər/ B2 |
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steps /stɛps/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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อยากหยุดวันเวลาให้ฉัน (I wish time could stop for me)
➔ The structure 'อยาก + verb' expresses a desire or wish.
➔ The word 'อยาก' (want) modifies the verb 'หยุด' (to stop) to show the speaker’s wish to stop time.
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และเธอไม่ต้องเจอการร่ำลา (And you don’t have to face farewell)
➔ The pattern 'ไม่ต้อง + verb' means 'don’t have to' or 'need not'.
➔ 'ไม่ต้องเจอ' means 'don’t have to meet/face', showing relief or avoidance of a situation.
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เพราะเธอนั้นคือของขวัญ (Because you are a gift)
➔ 'เพราะ ...' introduces a reason; similar to 'because'.
➔ The conjunction 'เพราะ' connects the cause 'you are a gift' to an implied emotion or statement.
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仿佛是命运 (As if it were fate)
➔ ‘仿佛’ introduces a simile or comparison, similar to 'as if' or 'seems like'.
➔ ‘仿佛’ softens the statement into a metaphorical tone, suggesting resemblance rather than fact.
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จะหนักแค่ไหนจะไปเพื่อฝัน (No matter how hard, I’ll go for my dream)
➔ ‘จะ ... แค่ไหน’ forms a concessive clause meaning 'no matter how ...'.
➔ The phrase contrasts difficulty ('หนักแค่ไหน') with determination ('จะไปเพื่อฝัน').
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วอนสายลม พัดพาให้รักคืนมา (Begging the wind to bring love back)
➔ ‘ให้ + verb’ marks a causative, meaning 'to make someone/something do'.
➔ ‘ให้รักคืนมา’ means 'make the love return', where 'ให้' introduces the causative action.
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จะกี่ความเหงาก็ พลันจางหาย (No matter how much loneliness, it fades away)
➔ ‘จะกี่ ... ก็’ forms a concessive pattern meaning 'no matter how many/how much'.
➔ ‘จะกี่ความเหงา’ (no matter how many lonelinesses) combines with ‘ก็พลันจางหาย’ (will fade away).
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แม้เวลาเดินผ่าน (Even though time passes)
➔ ‘แม้ ...’ introduces a concessive clause meaning 'even though' or 'although'.
➔ ‘แม้เวลาเดินผ่าน’ asserts that even as time moves forward, the feeling remains unchanged.
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