Lyrics & Translation
Learning a language through music is a journey into its culture and soul, and Eric Chou's '我們沒開始' (We Never Started) is a perfect place to start. This song's beautiful and clear Mandarin lyrics about a relatable, bittersweet love story make it easy to follow and emotionally engaging. By listening, you can learn common vocabulary related to love, memory, and time, all while being moved by a melody that has touched the hearts of many.
The past is forever in the present continuous tense
Too intense feelings need to be diluted
Returning the future to that time
Time can always pick out the typos in love
Putting our hearts into it, not distinguishing between each other
No one could stop it
Even if it's unforgettable, subtract the recklessness
And it becomes the distant past
Every suitability in the world has its 'buts'
Preventing people from persisting
The happiness we foreshadowed wasn't small either
It's just a pity, we never started
Already have our own angels
Talking about the past can only be like stories
Leaving me in a certain line of lyrics
It's indeed quite flattering
Memories often embellish the separation more exquisitely
Same days, but with a different subject
With new explanations
To be able to head to other places with light wounds
Is what I long for
The matter between you and me, return to the origin
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Change the form, and grow old together
Don't regret it, we never started
Like a lifetime ago, only now I understand
But I know that year's stubbornness
Wasn't childish
Same days, but with a different subject
With new explanations
To be able to head to other places with light wounds
Is what I long for
The matter between you and me, return to the origin
Simple support
Change the form, and grow old together
Don't regret it, we never started
Don't regret that we
Key Vocabulary
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開始 (kāishǐ) /kaɪ ʃɪ/ A1 |
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濃烈 (nóngliè) /nɔŋ lje/ B2 |
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稀釋 (xīshì) /ɕi ʂʅ/ B2 |
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錯別字 (cuòbiézì) /tsʰwo pje tsɨ/ C1 |
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阻止 (zǔzhǐ) /tsu ʈʂɨ/ B1 |
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難忘 (nánwàng) /nan waŋ/ B2 |
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輕狂 (qīngkuáng) /t͡ɕʰɪŋ kʰwaŋ/ C1 |
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堅持 (jiānchí) /t͡ɕjɛn ʈʂʰɨ/ B1 |
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幸福 (xìngfú) /ɕiŋ fu/ A2 |
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天使 (tiānshǐ) /tʰjɛn ʂʅ/ A2 |
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往事 (wǎngshì) /waŋ ʂʅ/ B1 |
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分離 (fēnlí) /fən li/ B1 |
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別緻 (biézhì) /bjɛ ʈʂɨ/ B2 |
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輕傷 (qīngshāng) /t͡ɕʰɪŋ ʂaŋ/ B2 |
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嚮往 (xiàngwǎng) /ɕjaŋ waŋ/ B2 |
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原始 (yuánshǐ) /ɥɛn ʂʅ/ B1 |
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單純 (dānchún) /dan ʈʂʰwən/ A2 |
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形式 (xíngshì) /ɕiŋ ʂʅ/ A2 |
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懂事 (dǒngshì) /tʊŋ ʂʅ/ B1 |
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偏執 (piānzhí) /pʰjɛn ʈʂʅ/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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也還好 我們沒開始
➔ 还好 (hái hǎo) structure: Meaning "fortunately", "luckily", "it's a good thing that..."
➔ The line uses "还好" to express relief that the relationship never started. The implication is that starting it would have led to negative outcomes that they avoided. "也" here adds emphasis.
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過去永遠在進行式
➔ Using 在 (zài) + verb to indicate continuous action or state.
➔ The phrase "在進行式" (zài jìnxíngshì) literally translates to "in progress form." Combined with the noun "過去 (guòqù)" (past), it implies that the past is always actively shaping the present, or its effects are ongoing.
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用盡了心思 不分彼此
➔ 了 (le) used to indicate a completed action or a change of state.
➔ "用盡了心思" means "used up all the heart/effort". 了 indicates the effort has been completely exhausted.
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縱使再難忘 減去輕狂 就成了遠方
➔ 縱使 (zòngshǐ) - even if, even though; Supposition
➔ This line uses "縱使" (zòngshǐ) to introduce a hypothetical situation. "減去輕狂" acts as a condition. If you subtract the impulsiveness and recklessness (輕狂) from something, even a memorable (難忘) experience, it becomes distant (遠方).
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預支的幸福 也不算少
➔ 也 (yě) - also, too; used for emphasis or to indicate 'not even'
➔ Here, "也" emphasizes that even the happiness that was "borrowed" or "anticipated" (預支的幸福) was not a small amount. It implies that the speaker had at least some significant positive feelings, despite things not working out.
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說往事只能像故事
➔ 只能 (zhǐ néng): can only; can but; only able to.
➔ "只能" here expresses limitation. The speaker is saying that the past events can *only* be talked about as if they are detached stories, implying a lack of emotional connection or ability to revisit them in a more intimate way.
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把我留在某一句歌詞 的確很有面子
➔ 的確 (díquè) - indeed; really; certainly; sure enough
➔ "的確" strengthens the idea. While being immortalized in a song lyric seems positive, the overall tone of the song suggests a bittersweetness. The speaker acknowledges it's a nice thing ("很有面子") but also implies it's a limited form of connection.
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