Chinese Reading: Top Two Chinese Sentences Expressing Love
The Seventh Night of July (Chinese Valentine’s Day) is coming. So in this Chinese reading lesson, for Chinese Valentine’s Day we provide the two most popular Chinese sentences that express love.
Key learning Points (Preview):
爱 (ài): v./n. love
照顾 (zhàogù): v. to take care of
Top 1:
Rǔguǒ shàngtiān zài gěi wǒ yícì jīhuì, wǒ yídìng duì nàgè nǚhái shuō: “Wǒ àinǐ.”
如果 上天 再 给 我 一次机会，我一定 对 那个 女孩 说：“我爱你。”
Rǔguǒ fēi yào gěi ài jiā yígè qīxiàn, wǒ xīwàng shì yíwànnián.
如果 非 要 给 爱 加一个 期限，我 希望 是 一万年。
If the gods can give me one more chance, I will certainly say “I love you” to that girl. If love needs a time limit, I hope for ten thousand years.
—From the popular movie “A Chinese Odyssey.”
Top 2:
Wǒ qiúqiu nǐ jiàgěi wǒ. Suīshuō wǒ méi chē, méi qián, méi fáng, méi zuànjiè,
我 求求 你 嫁给 我。虽说 我 没 车、没 钱、 没 房、没 钻戒，
dànshì wǒ yǒu yìkē péi nǐ dào lǎo de xīn. Děng nǐ lǎo le, wǒ yīrán bēizhe nǐ,
但是 我 有 一颗陪 你 到 老 的 心。等 你老 了，我 依然 背着 你，
wǒ gěi nǐ dāng guǎizhàng. Děng nǐ méi yá le, wǒ jiù jiáosuìle zài wèigěi nǐ chī.
我 给 你 当 拐杖。 等 你 没 牙了，我 就 嚼碎了 再 喂给 你 吃。
Wǒ yídìng děng nǐ sǐle yǐhòu wǒ zài sǐ, yào bù bǎ nǐ yìrén liúzài zhè shìshàng
我 一定 等 你死了 以后 我 再 死，要 不 把 你一人 留在 这 世上
méirén zhàogù, wǒ zuò guǐ yě bú fàngxīn.
没人 照顾， 我 做 鬼 也不 放心。
I am begging you to marry me. Even though I don’t have a car, money, a house or a diamond ring, I have a heart that wants to grow old with you. When you are old, I will still carry you on my back or be your crutch. When you don’t have teeth, I will chew up the food and then feed you. I must die after you. If you die before me, who in this world will take care of you? Even after death, I would worry about you.
—From the popular TV series of 2011 “Naked Wedding Times”
Key Learning Points:
爱 (ài): v./n. love
Example:
Nǐ ài wǒ ma?
A: 你爱我 吗？
Do you love me?
Shì de, wǒ ài nǐ.
B: 是的，我 爱你。
Yes, I love you.
照顾 (zhàogù): v. to take care of
Example:
Wǒ xiǎng zhàogù nǐ yíbèizi.
我 想 照顾 你一辈子。
I want to take care of you for a lifetime.
Vocabulary:
机会 (jīhuì): n. chance
女孩 (nǚhái): n. girl
希望 (xīwàng): v. to hope
钱 (qián): n. money
钻戒 (zuànjiè): n. diamond ring
拐杖 (guǎizhàng): n. crutch
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