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兩三句 (Liang San Ju) Lyrics & Pinyin | Learn Chinese

Key HSK Vocabulary

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK	Action
授权	shòu quán	empower, authorize	HSK 7
统筹	tǒng chóu	plan as a whole, make overall plans	HSK 7
吉他	jí tā	guitar	HSK 7
合影	hé yǐng	have a group photo taken, take a photo	HSK 7
安心	ān xīn	harbour intentions, cherish certain intentions	HSK 7
但愿	dàn yuàn	if only, I wish	HSK 7
脆弱	cuì ruò	fragile, frail	HSK 7
就任	jiù rèn	take up one's post, take office	HSK 7
原谅	yuán liàng	excuse, forgive	HSK 6
孤独	gū dú	lonely, solitary	HSK 6
回忆	huí yì	recollect, recall	HSK 5
联络	lián luò	to contact, to get in touch with	HSK 5
岁月	suì yuè	years	HSK 5
祝贺	zhù hè	congratulate	HSK 5
勇气	yǒng qì	nerve, courage	HSK 4
想象	xiǎng xiàng	imagine, envision	HSK 4
从此	cóng cǐ	henceforth, thereupon	HSK 4
勇敢	yǒng gǎn	brave, valiant	HSK 4
既然	jì rán	as, since	HSK 4
沉默	chén mò	silent, reticent	HSK 4

Grammar Notes

📌 并不是 + Verb/Adjective

The structure '并不是' (bìng bú shì) is used to strongly negate a statement or intention, often used to clarify or defend against a misunderstanding.

我并不是故意要迟到的。

Wǒ bìng bú shì gùyì yào chídào de.

It is not that I was intentionally late.

📌 Verb + 著 (zhe)

The particle '著' (zhe) is attached to a verb to indicate the continuation of an action or state. In the lyrics, it describes the state of being accompanied or carrying an emotion.

她微笑着看着我。

Tā wēixiào zhe kànzhe wǒ.

She is looking at me while smiling.

📌 既然... 就...

This is a correlative conjunction used to express 'since/now that... then/in that case'. It is used to draw a logical conclusion based on a known fact.

既然你不想去，那就在家休息吧。

Jìrán nǐ bù xiǎng qù, nà jiù zài jiā xiūxi ba.

Since you don't want to go, then just rest at home.

📌 Verb + 过 (guò)

The particle '过' indicates that an action has been experienced in the past. It emphasizes the occurrence of the action at some point before the current time.

我以前去过北京。

Wǒ yǐqián qù guò Běijīng.

I have been to Beijing before.

There is a specific kind of stillness that only Richie Liu (劉瑞琦) can cultivate, where the soft friction of guitar strings feels like a quiet conversation held in the dark. Her hit "兩三句" (Liang San Ju) captures that exact intimacy—the feeling of words left hanging in the air when saying too much would only break the spell. Known for her signature acoustic warmth and a voice that feels like a steady heartbeat, Liu crafts melodies that do more than just sound beautiful; they offer a window into the nuanced, understated emotions of the Chinese language.

If you have ever felt the weight of a conversation cut short, this song is your perfect entry point into Mandarin. By peeling back the layers of these lyrical "two or three sentences," you’ll find more than just vocabulary; you’ll discover the poetic precision that makes Liu’s songwriting a masterclass in emotional expression. Let’s unravel the lyrics and see how she turns simple, everyday phrases into an unforgettable melodic landscape.

Quick Info


Song Name	兩三句 (Liang San Ju)
Artist	劉瑞琦
Original Singer	Original
Release Year	2013
Duration	03:45

The Story Behind the Song

In the quiet corners of digital intimacy, Liu Ruiqi’s Two or Three Sentences serves as a poignant artifact of the early 2010s—a time when our hearts lived in the fleeting echoes of text messages. It captures the modern ache of love reduced to sparse, calculated fragments, where silence speaks louder than a curated string of characters.

The melody drifts like an unvoiced thought, embodying the fragile tension between wanting to bridge the distance and the paralyzing fear of overstepping. It is a haunting ode to the "digital longing" generation: those moments when you draft a message only to delete it, leaving the deepest sentiments trapped in the ellipsis. Through a minimalist piano landscape, Ruiqi distills the universal heartbreak of loving someone through a screen, where everything remains unsaid, yet everything is felt.

✨ Lyrical Highlights

故事總有結局，但也總會有新的開始
Gùshì zǒng yǒu jiéjú, dàn yě zǒng huì yǒu xīn de kāishǐ
Every story has an ending, but there will always be a new beginning.

This line perfectly encapsulates the song’s theme of emotional resilience and acceptance. It highlights the beauty in transition, suggesting that moving on is not an end, but a necessary evolution of the self.

原來最深刻的，是那幾句沒說完的話
Yuánlái zuì shēnkè de, shì nà jǐ jù méi shuō wán de huà
It turns out the most profound things are those few unfinished words.

These words capture the bittersweet nature of longing and the weight of unspoken feelings. It emphasizes that silence often carries more emotional depth and resonance than anything explicitly stated.