Ready for Love – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Olivia Ong
• Album: Romance

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the joy of new beginnings with Olivia Ong's "Ready for Love." This charming Mandopop song, with its clear and sweet vocals, is a great way to learn everyday Mandarin vocabulary related to places and romantic encounters. The song's uplifting melody and relatable story of finding love unexpectedly make it a special and encouraging tune for language learners.

[English]

Maybe he bumped into my latte inside the elevator

Still listening to his apology half a month later and not getting tired

Or maybe our relationship is distant—just friends, classmates

Running into each other in the rain, then quietly hiding together in the cinema

How many shoulders have to be brushed against for a blush to burst out in flames

Waiting for that moment when I fall into a certain time, person, and place

Oh I'm

Ready for Love, trusting my instinct and feelin'

When my heart blooms, it's worth nurturing and caring for

Ready for Love, before the future, the future

Moving my soul, holding hands to explore

Ba... Getting ready to be fooled by logic

Ba... Quickly defeated by daydreams

Does he love or not love to browse bookstores? Does he get involved in psychology?

Does he understand or not, how to respond to my occasional harmless temper?

How many shoulders need to be brushed against for a blush to burst out in flames

Waiting for that moment when I fall into a certain time, person, and place

Oh I'm

Ready for Love, trusting my instinct and feelin'

When my heart blooms, it’s worth nurturing and caring for

Ready for Love, before the future, the future

Moving my soul, holding hands to explore

Ba... Getting ready to be fooled by logic

Ba... Quickly defeated by daydreams

Ba... Getting ready to be fooled by logic

Ba... Quickly defeated by daydreams

...

[Chinese]

可 能 是 电 梯 里 面 他 撞 翻 我 的 Latte

听 他 道 歉 半 个 月 还 听 不 腻

又 或 许 关 系 遥 远 是 朋 友 朋 友 的 同 学

躲 雨 碰 见 后 再 陆 续 躲 进 电 影 院

要 擦 过 多 少 肩 才 冒 出 三 丈 粉 红 火 焰

我 等 待 我 沦 陷 某 个 时 间 人 物 和 地 点

Oh I'm

Ready For Love 凭 直 觉 预 感

心 开 出 花 瓣 就 值 得 培 养 灌 溉

Ready For Love 趁 未 来 未 来

打 动 我 灵 魂 牵 手 去 浏 览

Ba... 准 备 被 理 智 出 卖

Ba... 赶 快 被 浪 漫 打 败

他 爱 不 爱 逛 书 店 对 心 理 学 涉 不 涉 猎

懂 不 懂 应 付 我 偶 尔 无 害 的 善 变

要 擦 过 多 少 肩 才 冒 出 三 丈 粉 红 火 焰

我 等 待 我 沦 陷 某 个 时 间 人 物 和 地 点

Oh I'm

Ready For Love 凭 直 觉 预 感

心 开 出 花 瓣 就 值 得 培 养 灌 溉

Ready For Love 趁 未 来 未 来

打 动 我 灵 魂 牵 手 去 浏 览

Ba... 准 备 被 理 智 出 卖

Ba... 赶 快 被 浪 漫 打 败

Ba... 准 备 被 理 智 出 卖

Ba... 赶 快 被 浪 漫 打 败

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
撞 /tʃwɑŋ/ B1	verb - to bump against; to collide
道歉 /dɑ̀o qiàn/ B1	verb - to apologize
关系 /ɡuān xì/ A2	noun - relationship
朋友 /péng yǒu/ A1	noun - friend
躲 /duǒ/ B1	verb - to hide; to avoid
擦 /cā/ B1	verb - to rub, to brush
冒 /mào/ B2	verb - to emit, to send out, to brave, to risk
粉红 /fěn hóng/ A2	adjective - pink
火焰 /huǒ yàn/ B2	noun - flame
等待 /děng dài/ B1	verb - to wait
沦陷 /lún xiàn/ C1	verb - to fall (to the enemy); to be captured; to sink (into a state)
直觉 /zhí jué/ B2	noun - intuition
预感 /yù gǎn/ B2	noun - premonition, presentiment
花瓣 /huā bàn/ B1	noun - petal
培养 /péi yǎng/ B2	verb - to cultivate; to nurture
灌溉 /guàn gài/ B2	verb - to irrigate
灵魂 /líng hún/ B2	noun - soul
浏览 /liú lǎn/ B2	verb - browse, glance over
出卖 /chū mài/ B2	verb - to betray; to sell out
浪漫 /làng màn/ B1	adjective - romantic
书店 /shū diàn/ A2	noun - bookstore
心理学 /xīn lǐ xué/ C1	noun - psychology
涉猎 /shè liè/ C1	verb - to dabble in; to touch on
应付 /yìng fu/ B2	verb - to deal with; to cope with
无害 /wú hài/ B2	adjective - harmless
善变 /shàn biàn/ B2	adjective - changeable, fickle

Key Grammar Structures

• 要 擦 过 多 少 肩 才 冒 出 三 丈 粉 红 火 焰

  ➔ Use of '才' to indicate 'only then' or 'as soon as' in a conditional or sequential context.

  ➔ '才' is used to specify that an action or event happens only after a certain condition or point in time.

• 心 开 出 花 瓣 就 值 得 培 养 灌 溉

  ➔ Use of '就' to indicate immediacy or result once a condition is met.

  ➔ '就' connects a condition with its immediate result or consequence.

• 打 动 我 灵 魂 牵 手 去 浏 览

  ➔ Use of '去' to indicate purpose or goal in a sentence, equivalent to 'to' + verb in English.

  ➔ '去' is used to show the purpose of an action or to indicate movement toward a goal.

• 凭 直 觉 预 感

  ➔ Use of '凭' to mean 'rely on' or 'based on' in a context of trust or foundation.

  ➔ '凭' indicates relying on or trusting in something as the foundation or basis.

• 懂 不 懂 应 付 我 偶 尔 无 害 的 善 变

  ➔ Use of '不' with a verb to form a negative question or statement, expressing doubt or negation.

  ➔ '不' is a negation particle used with verbs to form negative sentences or questions.