我期待的不是雪 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張妙格

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of heartfelt Chinese Mandopop with “我期待的不是雪.” The simple, direct vocabulary of its title and key lines offers a perfect entry point for learning common phrases about love, weather, and expectation. What makes the song special is its raw, relatable theme: valuing human connection above all else, making it a beautiful and emotional piece to translate and understand.

[English]

作曲：祝子由

作詞：王琛

編曲：果凍

What I'm waiting for isn't the snow, but a winter with you

What I'm waiting for isn't the moon, but a chance to meet you

I'm waiting for fireworks to fill the sky

I could lean on your left shoulder forever

What I'm waiting for isn't an apology

The number became unknown, the line went dead

Some people are just meant to drift apart after they meet

On the glass window, I write my wishes

Sweet dreams fill the room

Oh, the snow of a winter night blows in, then vanishes without a trace

Parting feels like the dawn, arriving unnoticed

Silence feels more like goodbye than any lie

Alone, I fall into winter

Loneliness and I are intertwined

Oh, a sky full of snow can't compare to one more look at you

What I'm waiting for isn't the snow, but a winter with you

What I'm waiting for isn't the moon, but a chance to meet you

I'm waiting for fireworks to fill the sky

I could lean on your left shoulder forever

What I'm waiting for isn't an apology

What I'm waiting for isn't the snow, but a winter with you

What I'm waiting for isn't the wind, but fallen leaves finding their way home

I'm waiting for our hair to turn white

You and I, holding each other, walking so very far

A love that defies everything will never change

You're like the white moon, keeping me company through my sleepless nights

And I am a longing you don't know exists

Alone, I fall into winter

Loneliness and I are intertwined

Oh, a sky full of snow can't compare to one more look at you

What I'm waiting for isn't the snow, but a winter with you

What I'm waiting for isn't the moon, but a chance to meet you

I'm waiting for fireworks to fill the sky

I could lean on your left shoulder forever

What I'm waiting for isn't an apology

What I'm waiting for isn't the snow, but a winter with you

What I'm waiting for isn't the wind, but fallen leaves finding their way home

I'm waiting for our hair to turn white

You and I, holding each other, walking so very far

A love that defies everything will never change

[Chinese]

作曲：祝子由

作詞：王琛

編曲：果凍

我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

我期待的不是月 而是和你的遇見

我期待煙花漫天

我可以 永遠靠在你左肩

我期待的不是一句抱歉

號碼 變作未知斷了線

有人 經過後注定失聯

玻璃窗 寫著心願

美夢擠滿房間

Oh 冬夜的雪吹來 就消失不見

離別 像天亮不知不覺

無言 比謊話更像再見

一個人 墜入冬天

孤獨與我周旋

Oh 漫天的雪 不及再看你一眼

我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

我期待的不是月 而是和你的遇見

我期待煙花漫天

我可以 永遠靠在你左肩

我期待的 不是一句抱歉

我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

我期待的不是風 而是歸根的落葉

我期待染白了頭

我和你 相擁走很遠很遠

不顧一切的愛 永不會變

你像 白月陪伴我失眠

我是 你不存在的想念

一個人 墜入冬天

孤獨與我周旋

Oh 漫天的雪 不及再看你一眼

我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

我期待的不是月 而是和你的遇見

我期待煙花漫天

我可以 永遠靠在你左肩

我期待的不是一句抱歉

我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

我期待的不是風 而是歸根的落葉

我期待染白了頭

我和你 相擁走很遠很遠

不顧一切的愛永不會變

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
期待 qídài B1	verb - to expect; to anticipate noun - expectation
雪 xuě A1	noun - snow
冬天 dōngtiān A1	noun - winter
月 yuè A1	noun - moon
遇見 yùjiàn B1	verb - to meet; to encounter
煙花 yānhuā A2	noun - fireworks
左肩 zuǒjiān A2	noun - left shoulder
抱歉 bàoqiàn A2	noun - apology; to be sorry
離別 líbié B1	noun - departure; farewell
謊話 huǎnghuà A2	noun - lie; falsehood
墜入 zhuìrù B1	verb - to fall into; to sink into
孤獨 gūdú A2	adjective - lonely; solitary noun - loneliness; solitude
周旋 zhōuxuán B2	verb - to deal with; to cope with
一眼 yīyǎn A1	noun - a glance; a look
風 fēng A1	noun - wind
落葉 luòyè A2	noun - fallen leaves
染白 rǎnbái B1	verb - to dye white; to turn white (e.g., hair)
擁 yōng B1	verb - to embrace
遠 yuǎn A1	adjective - far; distant
愛 ài A1	noun - love
變 biàn A1	verb - to change

Key Grammar Structures

• 我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

  ➔ Contrastive construction '不是...而是...'

  ➔ The words "不是" and "而是" create a contrast: not snow, but a winter with you.

• 我可以 永遠靠在你左肩

  ➔ Modal verb ‘可以’ + verb indicating ability/permission

  ➔ "可以" expresses that the speaker is able or allowed to "永遠靠在你左肩".

• 我期待的不是一句抱歉

  ➔ Relative clause with 的 preceding a noun

  ➔ "期待的" functions as a relative clause modifying the omitted noun (thing), meaning "the thing I anticipate".

• 玻璃窗 寫著心願

  ➔ Progressive aspect marker “著” after a verb

  ➔ "寫著" indicates an ongoing action: the window is continuously "writing" (inscribing) wishes.

• 漫天的雪 不及再看你一眼

  ➔ Comparative phrase using “不及” (not as ... as)

  ➔ "不及" means “not as … as”; here, “snow in the sky” is "not as good as" seeing you once more.

• 你像 白月陪伴我失眠

  ➔ Simile using “像” (like, as)

  ➔ "像" introduces a comparison: you are "like" the white moon that keeps me awake.

• 我是 你不存在的想念

  ➔ Nominal complement with “是…的…” indicating identity or definition

  ➔ "是" links the subject "我" with the complement "你不存在的想念", defining the speaker as the unfulfilled longing.

• 不顧一切的愛 永不會變

  ➔ Nominalization with “的” + adjective phrase, plus adverbial “永不會”

  ➔ "不顧一切的" turns the phrase into a noun "the love that disregards everything", and "永不會變" means "will never change".

• 我期待的不是風 而是歸根的落葉

  ➔ Contrastive ‘不是…而是…’ with nominalization ‘的’ before a noun

  ➔ "不是風" vs. "而是歸根的落葉" contrasts wind with "the fallen leaves that return to the roots"; "的" turns "歸根" into an attributive modifier of "落葉".