是你 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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世界 (shìjiè) /ˈʃiːˌdʒjɛ/ A1 |
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角落 (jiǎoluò) /ˈdʒjaʊˌlwɔ/ B1 |
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宇宙 (yǔzhòu) /ˈyːˌdʒoʊ/ B2 |
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漂流 (piāoliú) /ˈpjɑʊˌljoʊ/ B2 |
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孤独 (gūdú) /ˈɡuːˌduː/ B2 |
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节奏 (jiézòu) /ˈdʒjeˌzoʊ/ B1 |
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银河 (yínhé) /ˈɪnˌxe/ B2 |
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流星 (liúxīng) /ˈljoʊˌʃɪŋ/ B1 |
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快乐 (kuàilè) /ˈkwaɪˌleɪ/ A1 |
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玫瑰 (méigui) /ˈmeɪˌɡweɪ/ A2 |
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狐狸 (húli) /ˈxuːˌli/ A2 |
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心跳 (xīntiào) /ˈʃɪnˌtjaʊ/ B1 |
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合奏 (hézòu) /ˈxeˌzoʊ/ B2 |
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梦 (mèng) /mʌŋ/ A1 |
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心事 (xīnshì) /ˈʃɪnˌʃɪ/ B1 |
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失重 (shīzhòng) /ˈʃɪˌdʒoʊŋ/ B2 |
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守护 (shǒuhù) /ˈʃoʊˌxu/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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会有专属于我的 小小宇宙
➔ Attributive clause with '的'
➔ The phrase "专属于我的" (zhuān shǔ yú wǒ de) acts as an attributive clause, modifying "小小宇宙" (xiǎo xiǎo yǔ zhòu). '的' indicates possession or description; here, it means 'my own exclusive'.
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有时快有时慢慢地漂流 漂流
➔ Adverbial phrase with reduplicated verb and '地'
➔ "慢慢地" (màn màn de) is an adverbial phrase modifying "漂流" (piāo liú). '地' connects the adjective "慢慢" (màn màn, slowly) to the verb, making it an adverb. The verb "漂流" (piāo liú, drift) is repeated for emphasis.
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以为孤独是唯一擅长的节奏
➔ Subject-predicate structure with a subject complement
➔ In this sentence, "孤独" (gū dú, loneliness) is the subject, "是" (shì, is) is the verb, and "唯一擅长的节奏" (wéi yī shàn cháng de jiézòu, the only rhythm I'm good at) is the subject complement. The entire phrase after 是 defines or describes what loneliness is thought to be.
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爱哭的玫瑰 也遇见了
➔ Topic-comment structure with 也
➔ "爱哭的玫瑰" (ài kū de méi guī, roses that love to cry) is the topic of the sentence, and "也遇见了" (yě yù jiàn le, also encountered) is the comment. '也' (yě, also) indicates that something similar or additional is happening.
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却没有停下过 一直在往前走
➔ Use of “却” (què) to express contrast/reversal + continuous aspect
➔ "却" (què, but/yet) introduces a contrasting idea to what was previously mentioned. "却没有停下过" (què méi yǒu tíng xià guò) means 'but never stopped'. "一直" (yì zhí, always) indicates continuous action; "在往前走" (zài wǎng qián zǒu) is the continuous aspect (walking forward).
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让我 看到 让我 遇到你
➔ Pivotal sentence with '让'
➔ "让" (ràng, let/allow) introduces a pivotal sentence where the object of '让' (me) also becomes the subject of the following verbs. In this case, '让 我 看到' (ràng wǒ kàn dào, let me see) and '让 我 遇到你' (ràng wǒ yù dào nǐ, let me meet you).