戰勝自己 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 鄭秀文, 24Herbs
• Album: Sammi Miracle Best Collection

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the empowering sounds of "戰勝自己" (Conquer Yourself) by Sammi Cheng and 24Herbs, a dynamic fusion of pop and hip-hop. This song is perfect for Chinese language learners as its lyrics beautifully articulate universal themes of resilience, self-improvement, and overcoming inner obstacles. Through its powerful message and catchy delivery, you can explore vocabulary and expressions related to perseverance, inner strength, and personal growth in a meaningful and memorable way.

[English]

Letting go, who cares about the reason

Having experienced setbacks and sadness, no need for consolation

Let my future be grateful for today's obstacles

Fall down and stand up again

You desperately run, constantly seeking reliance

You roar, this place is too noisy

So nervous, too crowded, too many things suppressed

Your attitude of giving up didn't happen overnight

Move forward, don't look back, time never stops, time slips away

In the end, you'll find no one willing to stay for love

No one will make a final effort to keep you

Had enough, feel unbearable

Weakness is like a wound that never stops bleeding

Want to give up? You can find too many excuses

Want to stay? You only need one reason

Life is written by yourself, even if fate is biased

Clench your fists until the end, no need for charity

The road gets steeper, even if climbing mountains and crossing fields

As long as you reach the summit, you'll discover a new vision

Once I was full of ideals and fighting spirit

Once I felt lost and frustrated

Once I felt like I was

Like an abandoned orphan

Things don't go as planned, many things are out of control

All the effort can be wasted

Is it thinking too beautifully, or is reality too practical

Is making a living the true meaning of life

Letting go, who cares about the reason

Having experienced setbacks and sadness, no need for consolation

Let my future be grateful for today's obstacles

Fall down and stand up again

This is one life that we have

This is one time that we live

The moment comes when we feel in it ohh

This is our life that we know

This is our shine that we show

There will come a time when we'll feel winning Keep up the vibes like the records keep spinning

Let's make the best of what we have

don't judge it good or bad

the evolution of one

from the streets to a cozy pad

from the rhymes in my head to droppin dem on a track

I'm chillin on big stacks

I'm killin' on the music

I made it for my Fam so we all can be

Lifestyle

so set

my inner child

so blessed

So flow with the blue skies

keeping our dreams high

Frustration can eventually temper me, despising scars

With sincerity, open up your new territory

May my future export tons of happiness

I am applauding myself

Others cannot control the elevator of life for you

Fly for love, devotedly

The future is yours to explore

Others cannot write the joys and sorrows of life for you

Engrave insights on milestones

Discover the truth of yourself

Letting go, who cares about the reason

Having experienced setbacks and sadness, no need for consolation

Let my future be grateful for today's obstacles

Fall down and stand up again

Believe in hope

A small heart is like a steel chain

Don't be willful and frantic, you can always find the ultimate skill

Victory is conquering oneself

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[Chinese]

放得低 誰在意原因

曾歷挫敗傷感已不需慰問

讓我的將來 感激今天的障礙

跌下又再企起

你拼命逃跑 不斷努力尋找倚靠

你怒哮 呢個地方實在太過嘈吵

So nervous 太迫 太多嘢被壓抑

你有放棄嘅態度又豈非一朝一夕

向前行唔好回頭 時間從未停留 光陰不斷溜走

到最後你發現無人願意為愛留守

再無人會為你作出最後挽留

已經受夠 已經覺得無法忍受

懦弱就好似一個永遠止唔到血嘅傷口

想放棄 可以搵到太多藉口

想挽留 就只需要一個理由

生命由自己編寫 就算命運偏歪

緊握拳頭到最後唔需要別人施捨

條路越行越斜 就算攀山越野

只要到達頂峰你會發現新嘅視野

曾幾何時我充滿理想鬥志

曾幾何時我感到落泊失意

曾幾何時我覺得自己好似

好似一個被遺棄嘅孤兒

事與願違 好多事都唔受控制

付出所有心血都可以一一白費

係諗得太過美麗 係現實太過實際

為生計係咪人生嘅真諦

放得低 誰在意原因

曾歷挫敗傷感已不需慰問

讓我的將來 感激今天的障礙

跌下又再企起

This is one life that we have

This is one time that we live

The moment comes when we feel in it ohh

This is our life that we know

This is our shine that we show

There will come a time when we'll feel winning Keep up the vibes like the records keep spinning

Let's make the best of what we have

don't judge it good or bad

the evolution of one

from the streets to a cozy pad

from the rhymes in my head to droppin dem on a track

I'm chillin on big stacks

I'm killin' on the music

I made it for my Fam so we all can be

Lifestyle

so set

my inner child

so blessed

So flow with the blue skies

keeping our dreams high

挫折終能 磨練我蔑視傷痕

懷著赤誠開闢你的新勝地

願我的將來 輸出千噸的快樂

我在為我鼓掌

別人未可以代你 掌控人生的升降機

為愛而飛 死心塌地

未來任你獵奇

別人未可以為你 寫上人間的喜與悲

在里程碑 雕刻見地

發掘自己真理

放得低 誰在意原因

曾歷挫敗傷感已不需慰問

讓我的將來 感激今天的障礙

跌下又再企起

信仰希望

細小的心好比鋼鍊

別任性抓狂 終可找到必殺技

勝利是戰勝自己

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
挫敗 (cuòbài) /t͡sʰwôpâi/ B2	noun - frustration; setback; defeat
傷感 (shānggǎn) /ʃáŋgàn/ B2	adjective - sad; sentimental
障礙 (zhàng'ài) /ʈ͡ʂâŋʔài̯/ B2	noun - obstacle; barrier
逃跑 (táopǎo) /tʰǎupàʊ/ B1	verb - to escape; to flee
努力 (nǔlì) /nùlî/ A2	adjective - hardworking; earnest
放棄 (fàngqì) /fâŋt͡ɕʰî/ B1	verb - to give up; to abandon
理由 (lǐyóu) /lìjǒʊ/ A2	noun - reason; ground
生命 (shēngmìng) /ʂə́ŋmîŋ/ A2	noun - life
命運 (mìngyùn) /mîŋŷn/ B1	noun - fate; destiny
頂峰 (dǐngfēng) /tìŋfə́ŋ/ B2	noun - peak; summit
視野 (shìyě) /ʂɻ̩̂jɛ̀/ B2	noun - field of vision; perspective
理想 (lǐxiǎng) /lìɕjǎŋ/ A2	noun - ideal; aspiration
鬥志 (dòuzhì) /tôʊʈ͡ʂî/ B2	noun - fighting will; fighting spirit
遺棄 (yíqì) /ǐt͡ɕʰî/ C1	verb - to abandon; to desert
真理 (zhēnlǐ) /ʈ͡ʂə́nlì/ B2	noun - truth
勝利 (shènglì) /ʂə́ŋlî/ A2	noun - victory; triumph

Key Grammar Structures

• 讓我的將來 感激今天的障礙

  ➔ Causative verb "讓"

  ➔ The structure "讓 + subject + verb" means "to make/let someone do something." Here, it means "Let my future be grateful for today's obstacles."

• 你拼命逃跑 不斷努力尋找倚靠

  ➔ Adverbial use of "拼命" and sequential verbs.

  ➔ "拼命" (pīn mìng) is used as an adverb meaning "desperately." The sequential verbs show a series of actions: "You desperately run away, constantly trying to find support."

• 懦弱就好似一個永遠止唔到血嘅傷口

  ➔ Simile using "就好似" (jiù hǎo sì) and relative clause with "嘅"

  ➔ "就好似" means "just like," used to create a simile. "嘅" is a Cantonese particle that functions similarly to 的 (de) in Mandarin, used here to link the relative clause "永遠止唔到血" (that never stops bleeding) to the noun "傷口" (wound).

• 生命由自己編寫 就算命運偏歪

  ➔ Conjunctive adverb "就算" (jiùsuàn) expressing concession.

  ➔ "就算" means "even if" or "even though," indicating that despite a certain condition, the main clause still holds true. "Even if fate is skewed, life is written by yourself."

• 曾幾何時我充滿理想鬥志

  ➔ Idiomatic expression "曾幾何時" (céng jǐ hé shí) and the use of abstract nouns.

  ➔ "曾幾何時" is an idiomatic expression meaning "once upon a time" or "how often." The sentence uses abstract nouns like "理想" (ideal) and "鬥志" (fighting spirit).

• 別人未可以代你 掌控人生的升降機

  ➔ Potential complement "可以" (kěyǐ) with negation "未" and the use of "代" (dài) meaning "to replace".

  ➔ "未可以" indicates that someone is not able to do something. "代你掌控" means "replace you to control." So the sentence means "Others cannot replace you to control the elevator of life."