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中国话 – S.H.E

S.H.E

中国话 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Released
2008
Genre
Mandopop
Length
3:15
  1. 扁担 板凳

    The narrow shoulder pole, the long bench,

  2. 扁担板凳

    Wants to tie the shoulder pole to the bench,

  3. 扁担 板凳

    The narrow shoulder pole, the long bench,

  4. 扁担板凳

    Wants to tie the shoulder pole to the bench,

  5. 伦敦玛莉旗袍妈妈

    London's Marilyn bought a cheongsam for her mom,

  6. 莫斯科爱上牛肉疙瘩

    Moscow's Fuski fell in love with beef noodle dumplings,

  7. 各种颜色皮肤 各种颜色头发

    Various colors of skin, various colors of hair,

  8. 说的 开始流行中国 (中国)

    What we chant and say, starts to make Chinese cool (Chinese cool),

  9. 多少我们英文发音文法 (yeah)

    For many years we’ve practiced English pronunciation and grammar (yeah),

  10. 几年他们舌头上去变化

    These past few years, they’ve been rolling their tongues to learn the smooth changes of tones.

  11. 平仄平仄

    Level, oblique, level, oblique, level,

  12. 聪明中国人 优美中国

    Oh, such clever Chinese folks, oh, such beautiful Chinese words.

  13. 扁担 板凳

    The carrying pole is wide, the bench is long.

  14. 扁担板凳

    The carrying pole wants to tie itself to the bench.

  15. 板凳扁担板凳

    But the bench won't let the carrying pole tie to it.

  16. 扁担偏要板凳

    Still, the carrying pole insists on tying itself to the bench.

  17. 板凳偏偏扁担板凳

    Yet the bench just won’t allow the carrying pole to tie there.

  18. 到底扁担 还是板凳

    In the end, is the carrying pole wider or the bench longer?

  19. 哥哥弟弟

    Brothers sit on the slope ahead.

  20. 一只 下流一条

    On the slope lies a goose, below flows a river.

  21. 哥哥 宽的 弟弟 白白

    Brother says the river is wide, little brother says the goose is white,

  22. The goose wants to cross the river, the river wants to carry the goose.

  23. 不知 还是河渡

    Who knows if the goose crosses the river, or if the river carries the goose?

  24. 全世界都在中国

    The whole world is learning Chinese,

  25. 孔夫子的话 越来越国际

    Confucius's words are becoming more international.

  26. 全世界都在中国

    The whole world is speaking Chinese.

  27. 我们的话 世界认真听话

    The words we say make the world truly listen.

  28. 纽约 lounge bar

    In New York, Susanna opened a Zen-style lounge bar.

  29. 柏林胡琴吉他

    Wolfgang from Berlin plays the erhul with an electric guitar.

  30. 各种颜色皮肤 各种颜色头发

    All kinds of skin colors, all kinds of hair colors.

  31. 说的 开始流行中国 (中国)

    What I speak, what I say, starts the trend of Chinese words (Chinese words)

  32. 多少我们英文发音文法 (yeah)

    How many years we've toiled on English sounds and grammar (yeah)

  33. 几年他们舌头上去变化

    These past few years they twist their tongues to learn the tones of each change

  34. 平仄

    Rising and falling, rising and falling

  35. 聪明中国人 优美中国

    So clever are the Chinese, such beauty in the Chinese tongue

  36. 小孩 上街

    There's a kid named Little Du, out on the street buying vinegar and cloth

  37. 回头看见

    Bought the cloth, spilled the vinegar, turned around to see an eagle catching a rabbit

  38. 放下 上前去

    Put down the cloth, set aside the vinegar, moved forward to chase the eagle and the rabbit

  39. 飞了 湿

    The eagle flew, the rabbit ran, vinegar spilled, the cloth got wet

  40. 跑腿

    Mouth says legs, legs say mouth, mouth says legs, love to run errands

  41. 不动

    Legs just talk, they love to chatter, only the mouth moves, the legs stand still.

  42. 不动 不如

    Just the legs move, the mouth stays still, it's better not to have legs or a mouth at all.

  43. 到底是 还是

    In the end, is it the mouth that speaks for the legs, or the legs that voice the mouth?

  44. 全世界都在中国

    The whole world is learning Chinese.

  45. 孔夫子的话 越来越国际

    Confucius's words are becoming more and more global.

  46. 全世界都在中国

    The whole world is speaking Chinese.

  47. 我们的话 世界认真听话

    The words we speak make the world pay attention and listen earnestly.

  48. (扁担 扁担 板凳)

    (Shoulder pole, the shoulder pole is wide, the bench is long.)

  49. (扁担 扁担 板凳)

    (Shoulder pole, the shoulder pole is wide, the bench is long.)

  50. (扁担 扁担)

    (Shoulder pole, the shoulder pole is wide.)

  51. 全世界都在中国

    The whole world is learning Chinese now

  52. 孔夫子的话 越来越国际

    Confucius' words are becoming more globalized

  53. 全世界都在中国

    The whole world is speaking Chinese

  54. 我们的话 () 世界 (认真) 认真听话

    The words we say make the world truly listen carefully

  55. 全世界都在中国 (在学中国)

    The whole world is learning Chinese (learning Chinese)

  56. 孔夫子的话 越来越国际

    Confucius' words are becoming more globalized

  57. 全世界都在中国

    The whole world is speaking Chinese

  58. 我们的话 () 世界 (认真) 认真听话

    The words we say make the world truly listen carefully

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Key vocabulary

哥哥gē ge
elder brother1
zuò
sit1
stop7
bǎng
tie7
é
goose7
yīng
eagle7
多少duō shǎo
how many1
hǎo
good1
妈妈mā ma
mom1
xué
study1

About this song

S.H.E is a Taiwanese Mandopop trio known for its chart-dominating releases and record sales since debuting in 2001. The group is recognized for major hits such as the cover of “Brown Eyes” and “Don’t Wanna Grow Up,” as well as its successful television work including the Golden Bell-winning drama The Rose.

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中国话

biǎndànkuān bǎndèngcháng

The narrow shoulder pole, the long bench,

biǎndànxiǎngbǎngzàibǎndèngshàng

Wants to tie the shoulder pole to the bench,

biǎndànkuān bǎndèngcháng

The narrow shoulder pole, the long bench,

biǎndànxiǎngbǎngzàibǎndèngshàng

Wants to tie the shoulder pole to the bench,

lúndūnliánmǎilejiànpáosòngma

London's Marilyn bought a cheongsam for her mom,

deàishàngniúròumiànda

Moscow's Fuski fell in love with beef noodle dumplings,

zhǒngyánde zhǒngyándetóufa

Various colors of skin, various colors of hair,

zuǐniànde shuōde kāishǐliúxíngzhōngguóhuà (zhōngguóhuà)

What we chant and say, starts to make Chinese cool (Chinese cool),

duōshàoniánmenliànyīngwényīnwén (yeah)

For many years we’ve practiced English pronunciation and grammar (yeah),

zhèniánhuànmenjuànzhùshétouxuépíngshàngdebiànhuà

These past few years, they’ve been rolling their tongues to learn the smooth changes of tones.

píngpíngpíngpíng

Level, oblique, level, oblique, level,

hǎocōngmingdezhōngguórén hǎoyōuměidezhōngguóhuà

Oh, such clever Chinese folks, oh, such beautiful Chinese words.

biǎndànkuān bǎndèngcháng

The carrying pole is wide, the bench is long.

biǎndànxiǎngbǎngzàibǎndèngshàng

The carrying pole wants to tie itself to the bench.

bǎndèngràngbiǎndànbǎngzàibǎndèngshàng

But the bench won't let the carrying pole tie to it.

biǎndànpiānyàobǎngzàibǎndèngshàng

Still, the carrying pole insists on tying itself to the bench.

bǎndèngpiānpiānràngbiǎndànbǎngzàibǎndèngshàng

Yet the bench just won’t allow the carrying pole to tie there.

dàobiǎndànkuān háishìbǎndèngcháng

In the end, is the carrying pole wider or the bench longer?

gediqiánzuò

Brothers sit on the slope ahead.

shàngzhùzhīé xiàliúzhùtiáo

On the slope lies a goose, below flows a river.

geshuō kuānkuānde dishuō báibáideé

Brother says the river is wide, little brother says the goose is white,

éyàoguò yàoé

The goose wants to cross the river, the river wants to carry the goose.

zhīshìéguò háishìé

Who knows if the goose crosses the river, or if the river carries the goose?

quánshìjièdōuzàixuézhōngguóhuà

The whole world is learning Chinese,

kǒngdehuà yuèláiyuèguóhuà

Confucius's words are becoming more international.

quánshìjièdōuzàijiǎngzhōngguóhuà

The whole world is speaking Chinese.

menshuōdehuà ràngshìjièdōurènzhēntīnghuà

The words we say make the world truly listen.

niǔyuēshānkāilejiānchánfēng lounge bar

In New York, Susanna opened a Zen-style lounge bar.

línláidegāngqínpèizhùdiàn

Wolfgang from Berlin plays the erhul with an electric guitar.

zhǒngyánde zhǒngyándetóufa

All kinds of skin colors, all kinds of hair colors.

zuǐniànde shuōde kāishǐliúxíngzhōngguóhuà (zhōngguóhuà)

What I speak, what I say, starts the trend of Chinese words (Chinese words)

duōshàoniánmenliànyīngwényīnwén (yeah)

How many years we've toiled on English sounds and grammar (yeah)

zhèniánhuànmenjuànzhùshétouxuépíngshàngdebiànhuà

These past few years they twist their tongues to learn the tones of each change

píngpíngpíng

Rising and falling, rising and falling

hǎocōngmingdezhōngguórén hǎoyōuměidezhōngguóhuà

So clever are the Chinese, such beauty in the Chinese tongue

yǒuxiǎoháijiàoxiǎo shàngjiēyòumǎi

There's a kid named Little Du, out on the street buying vinegar and cloth

mǎile le huítóukànjiànyīngzhuā

Bought the cloth, spilled the vinegar, turned around to see an eagle catching a rabbit

fàngxià xià shàngqiánzhuīyīng

Put down the cloth, set aside the vinegar, moved forward to chase the eagle and the rabbit

fēileyīng pǎole le 湿shīle

The eagle flew, the rabbit ran, vinegar spilled, the cloth got wet

zuǐshuōtuǐ tuǐshuōzuǐ zuǐshuōtuǐ àipǎotuǐ

Mouth says legs, legs say mouth, mouth says legs, love to run errands

tuǐshuōzuǐ àimàizuǐ guāngdòngzuǐ dòngtuǐ

Legs just talk, they love to chatter, only the mouth moves, the legs stand still.

guāngdòngtuǐ dòngzuǐ chángtuǐzuǐ

Just the legs move, the mouth stays still, it's better not to have legs or a mouth at all.

dàoshìzuǐshuōtuǐ háishìtuǐshuōzuǐ

In the end, is it the mouth that speaks for the legs, or the legs that voice the mouth?

quánshìjièdōuzàixuézhōngguóhuà

The whole world is learning Chinese.

kǒngdehuà yuèláiyuèguóhuà

Confucius's words are becoming more and more global.

quánshìjièdōuzàijiǎngzhōngguóhuà

The whole world is speaking Chinese.

menshuōdehuà ràngshìjièdōurènzhēntīnghuà

The words we speak make the world pay attention and listen earnestly.

(biǎndàn biǎnbiǎnbiǎndànkuān bǎndèngcháng)

(Shoulder pole, the shoulder pole is wide, the bench is long.)

(biǎndàn biǎnbiǎnbiǎndànkuān bǎndèngcháng)

(Shoulder pole, the shoulder pole is wide, the bench is long.)

(biǎndàn biǎnbiǎnbiǎndànkuān)

(Shoulder pole, the shoulder pole is wide.)

quánshìjièdōuzàixuézhōngguóhuà

The whole world is learning Chinese now

kǒngdehuà yuèláiyuèguóhuà

Confucius' words are becoming more globalized

quánshìjièdōuzàijiǎngzhōngguóhuà

The whole world is speaking Chinese

menshuōdehuà (ràng) ràngshìjiè (rènzhēn) dōurènzhēntīnghuà

The words we say make the world truly listen carefully

quánshìjièdōuzàixuézhōngguóhuà (zàixuézhōngguóhuà)

The whole world is learning Chinese (learning Chinese)

kǒngdehuà yuèláiyuèguóhuà

Confucius' words are becoming more globalized

quánshìjièdōuzàijiǎngzhōngguóhuà

The whole world is speaking Chinese

menshuōdehuà (ràng) ràngshìjiè (rènzhēn) dōurènzhēntīnghuà

The words we say make the world truly listen carefully

中国话

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