一定要相信自己

• By: 盧廣仲
• Album: What a Folk

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
相信 (xiāngxìn) /ˈʃjɑŋˈɕin/ B1	verb - to believe, to have faith in
自己 (zìjǐ) /tsɹ̩ˈdʒi/ A1	noun - oneself
說服 (shuōfú) /ʃwoʊˈfu/ B2	verb - to persuade, to convince
過去 (guòqù) /ˈkwɔːˈtʃʰy/ A2	noun - the past
睡 (shuì) /ʃweɪ/ A1	verb - to sleep
睜開 (zhēngkāi) /ʈʂɤŋˈkaɪ/ B1	verb - to open (one's eyes)
美麗 (měilì) /ˈmeɪˈli/ A2	adjective - beautiful, pretty
疼痛 (téngtòng) /ˈtʰɤŋˈtʰʊŋ/ B2	noun - pain, ache
狂風 (kuángfēng) /ˈkwɑŋˈfɤŋ/ B2	noun - gale, strong wind
吹 (chuī) /ʈʂweɪ/ A2	verb - to blow
大雨 (dàyǔ) /ˈtaˈy/ A2	noun - heavy rain
灑落 (sǎluò) /ˈsaˈlwo/ B2	verb - to sprinkle, to scatter
擁抱 (yōngbào) /ˈjʊŋˈpaʊ/ B1	verb - to embrace, to hug
堅持 (jiānchí) /ˈdʒjɛnˈtʃɹ̩/ B1	verb - to persist in, to insist on
孤單 (gūdān) /ˈkuˈdan/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
空白 (kòngbái) /ˈkʰʊŋˈbaɪ/ B2	noun - blank space, emptiness

Grammar:

• 一定要相信自己

  ➔ Modal verb '要' (must/should) indicating necessity or obligation

  ➔ '要' is used with the verb '相信' (believe) to express that believing is necessary.

• 儘管他們不看好

  ➔ Despite/concession '儘管' + clause, meaning 'although' or 'even though'

  ➔ '儘管' introduces a concessive clause, indicating that the following statement is true despite the previous clause.

• 今天过了 今天过了 就让我轻轻睡去

  ➔ '就' as a conjunction indicating consequent action or result

  ➔ '就' connects the two clauses, indicating that after today has passed, the speaker plans to sleep peacefully.

• 睁开了眼 明天会美丽

  ➔ Complement of result '了' indicating completed action

  ➔ ‘了’ indicates that the action of opening the eyes is complete, projecting a future event where tomorrow will be beautiful.

• 疼痛会过去

  ➔ ‘会’ as a modal indicating future possibility or certainty

  ➔ ‘会’ shows that the pain is expected to pass in the future, emphasizing hope and reassurance.