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黄昏 (Dusk) Lyrics, Pinyin & English | Learn Chinese

PinyinTranslation

guò过

wán完

zhěng整

gè个

xià夏

tiān天

yōu忧

shāng伤

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

hǎo好

yì一

xiē些

g

u

ò

w

á

n

z

h

ě

n

g

g

è

x

i

à

t

i

ā

n

y

ō

u

s

h

ā

n

g

b

ì

n

g

m

é

i

y

ǒ

u

h

ǎ

o

y

ī

x

i

ē

The entire summer has passed, yet this sadness hasn't eased at all

kāi开

chē车

xíng行

shǐ驶

zài在

gōng公

lù路

wú无

jì际

wú无

biān边

k

ā

i

c

h

ē

x

í

n

g

s

h

ǐ

z

à

i

g

ō

n

g

l

ù

w

ú

j

ì

w

ú

b

i

ā

n

Driving along the endless highway

yǒu有

lí离

kāi开

zì自

jǐ己

de的

gǎn感

jué觉

y

ǒ

u

l

í

k

ā

i

z

ì

j

ǐ

d

e

g

ǎ

n

j

u

é

With a feeling of leaving myself behind

chàng唱

bù不

wán完

yì一

shǒu首

gē歌

c

h

à

n

g

b

ù

w

á

n

y

ī

s

h

ǒ

u

g

ē

Unable to finish singing a single song

pí疲

juàn倦

hái还

shèng剩

xià下

hēi黑

yǎn眼

quān圈

p

í

j

u

à

n

h

á

i

s

h

è

n

g

x

i

à

h

ē

i

y

ǎ

n

q

u

ā

n

My fatigue leaves only dark circles under my eyes

gǎn感

qíng情

de的

shì世

jiè界

shāng伤

hài害

zài在

suǒ所

nán难

miǎn免

g

ǎ

n

q

í

n

g

d

e

s

h

ì

j

i

è

s

h

ā

n

g

h

à

i

z

à

i

s

u

ǒ

n

á

n

m

i

ǎ

n

In the world of love, pain is inevitable

huáng黄

hūn昏

zài再

měi美

zhōng终

yào要

hēi黑

yè夜

h

u

á

n

g

h

ū

n

z

à

i

m

ě

i

z

h

ō

n

g

y

à

o

h

ē

i

y

è

No matter how beautiful the dusk, night must fall

S

t

i

l

l

r

e

m

e

m

b

e

r

f

r

o

m

y

o

u

r

o

w

n

l

i

p

s

yī依

rán然

jì记

de得

cóng从

nǐ你

kǒu口

zhōng中

y

ī

r

á

n

j

ì

d

é

c

ó

n

g

n

ǐ

k

ǒ

u

z

h

ō

n

g

Still remember, from your own lips

W

o

r

d

s

o

f

f

a

r

e

w

e

l

l

,

h

a

r

d

a

s

i

r

o

n

shuō说

chū出

zài再

jiàn见

jiān坚

jué决

rú如

tiě铁

s

h

u

ō

c

h

ū

z

à

i

j

i

à

n

j

i

ā

n

j

u

é

r

ú

t

i

ě

Words of farewell, resolute as iron

I

n

t

h

e

d

a

r

k

zài在

hūn昏

àn暗

zhōng中

z

à

i

h

ū

n

à

n

z

h

ō

n

g

In the dark

l

i

k

e

t

h

e

b

u

r

n

i

n

g

s

u

n

o

n

m

y

c

o

l

d

s

k

i

n

xiàng像

liè烈

rì日

zhuó灼

shāo烧

wǒ我

bīng冰

lěng冷

de的

jī肌

fū肤

x

i

à

n

g

l

i

è

r

ì

z

h

u

ó

s

h

ā

o

w

ǒ

b

ī

n

g

l

ě

n

g

d

e

j

ī

f

ū

Like the burning sun on my cold skin

T

h

e

d

u

s

k

y

h

o

r

i

z

o

n

huáng黄

hūn昏

de的

dì地

píng平

xiàn线

h

u

á

n

g

h

ū

n

d

e

d

ì

p

í

n

g

x

i

à

n

The dusky horizon

C

u

t

s

a

l

i

n

e

o

f

f

a

r

e

w

e

l

l

huà划

chū出

yí一

jù句

lí离

bié别

h

u

à

c

h

ū

y

ī

j

ù

l

í

b

i

é

Cuts a line of farewell

L

o

v

e

f

a

l

l

s

i

n

t

o

e

n

d

l

e

s

s

n

i

g

h

t

ài爱

qíng情

jìn进

rù入

yǒng永

yè夜

à

i

q

í

n

g

j

ì

n

r

ù

y

ǒ

n

g

y

è

Love falls into an endless night

yī依

rán然

jì记

de得

cóng从

nǐ你

yǎn眼

zhōng中

y

ī

r

á

n

j

ì

d

é

c

ó

n

g

n

ǐ

y

ǎ

n

z

h

ō

n

g

I still remember, from your eyes

huá滑

luò落

de的

lèi泪

shāng伤

xīn心

yù欲

jué绝

h

u

á

l

u

ò

d

e

l

è

i

s

h

ā

n

g

x

ī

n

y

ù

j

u

é

The falling tears of a broken heart

hùn混

luàn乱

zhōng中

yǒu有

zhǒng种

rè热

lèi泪

shāo烧

shāng伤

de的

cuò错

jué觉

h

ù

n

l

u

à

n

z

h

ō

n

g

y

ǒ

u

z

h

ǒ

n

g

r

è

l

è

i

s

h

ā

o

s

h

ā

n

g

d

e

c

u

ò

j

u

é

In the chaos, there's an illusion of hot tears burning

huáng黄

hūn昏

de的

dì地

píng平

xiàn线

h

u

á

n

g

h

ū

n

d

e

d

ì

p

í

n

g

x

i

à

n

The dusky horizon

gē割

duàn断

xìng幸

fú福

xǐ喜

yuè悦

g

ē

d

u

à

n

x

ì

n

g

f

ú

x

ǐ

y

u

è

Severs all happiness and joy

xiāng相

ài爱

yǐ已

jīng经

huàn幻

miè灭

x

i

ā

n

g

à

i

y

ǐ

j

ī

n

g

h

u

à

n

m

i

è

Our love has already shattered like an illusion

chàng唱

bù不

wán完

yì一

shǒu首

gē歌

c

h

à

n

g

b

ù

w

á

n

y

ī

s

h

ǒ

u

g

ē

Unable to finish singing a single song

pí疲

juàn倦

hái还

shèng剩

xià下

hēi黑

yǎn眼

quān圈

p

í

j

u

à

n

h

á

i

s

h

è

n

g

x

i

à

h

ē

i

y

ǎ

n

q

u

ā

n

My fatigue leaves only dark circles under my eyes

gǎn感

qíng情

de的

shì世

jiè界

shāng伤

hài害

zài在

suǒ所

nán难

miǎn免

g

ǎ

n

q

í

n

g

d

e

s

h

ì

j

i

è

s

h

ā

n

g

h

à

i

z

à

i

s

u

ǒ

n

á

n

m

i

ǎ

n

In the world of love, pain is inevitable

huáng黄

hūn昏

zài再

měi美

zhōng终

yào要

hēi黑

yè夜

h

u

á

n

g

h

ū

n

z

à

i

m

ě

i

z

h

ō

n

g

y

à

o

h

ē

i

y

è

No matter how beautiful the dusk, night must fall

yī依

rán然

jì记

de得

cóng从

nǐ你

kǒu口

zhōng中

y

ī

r

á

n

j

ì

d

é

c

ó

n

g

n

ǐ

k

ǒ

u

z

h

ō

n

g

I still remember, from your lips

shuō说

chū出

zài再

jiàn见

jiān坚

jué决

rú如

tiě铁

s

h

u

ō

c

h

ū

z

à

i

j

i

à

n

j

i

ā

n

j

u

é

r

ú

t

i

ě

Saying goodbye, resolute as iron

hūn昏

àn暗

zhōng中

yǒu有

zhǒng种

liè烈

rì日

zhuó灼

shēn身

de的

cuò错

jué觉

h

ū

n

à

n

z

h

ō

n

g

y

ǒ

u

z

h

ǒ

n

g

l

i

è

r

ì

z

h

u

ó

s

h

ē

n

d

e

c

u

ò

j

u

é

In the darkness, there's an illusion of the blazing sun burning my body

huáng黄

hūn昏

de的

dì地

píng平

xiàn线

h

u

á

n

g

h

ū

n

d

e

d

ì

p

í

n

g

x

i

à

n

The dusky horizon

huà划

chū出

yí一

jù句

lí离

bié别

h

u

à

c

h

ū

y

ī

j

ù

l

í

b

i

é

Carves out a line of farewell

ài爱

qíng情

jìn进

rù入

yǒng永

yè夜

à

i

q

í

n

g

j

ì

n

r

ù

y

ǒ

n

g

y

è

Love enters into an endless night

yī依

rán然

jì记

de得

cóng从

nǐ你

yǎn眼

zhōng中

y

ī

r

á

n

j

ì

d

é

c

ó

n

g

n

ǐ

y

ǎ

n

z

h

ō

n

g

I still remember, from your eyes

huá滑

luò落

de的

lèi泪

shāng伤

xīn心

yù欲

jué绝

h

u

á

l

u

ò

d

e

l

è

i

s

h

ā

n

g

x

ī

n

y

ù

j

u

é

The falling tears of a broken heart

hùn混

luàn乱

zhōng中

yǒu有

zhǒng种

rè热

lèi泪

shāo烧

shāng伤

de的

cuò错

jué觉

h

ù

n

l

u

à

n

z

h

ō

n

g

y

ǒ

u

z

h

ǒ

n

g

r

è

l

è

i

s

h

ā

o

s

h

ā

n

g

d

e

c

u

ò

j

u

é

In the chaos, there's an illusion of hot tears burning

huáng黄

hūn昏

de的

dì地

píng平

xiàn线

h

u

á

n

g

h

ū

n

d

e

d

ì

p

í

n

g

x

i

à

n

The dusky horizon

gē割

duàn断

xìng幸

fú福

xǐ喜

yuè悦

g

ē

d

u

à

n

x

ì

n

g

f

ú

x

ǐ

y

u

è

Severs all happiness and joy

xiāng相

ài爱

yǐ已

jīng经

huàn幻

miè灭

x

i

ā

n

g

à

i

y

ǐ

j

ī

n

g

h

u

à

n

m

i

è

Our love has already shattered like an illusion

S

t

i

l

l

r

e

m

e

m

b

e

r

f

r

o

m

y

o

u

r

o

w

n

l

i

p

s

yī依

rán然

jì记

de得

cóng从

nǐ你

kǒu口

zhōng中

y

ī

r

á

n

j

ì

d

é

c

ó

n

g

n

ǐ

k

ǒ

u

z

h

ō

n

g

Still remember, from your own lips

W

o

r

d

s

o

f

f

a

r

e

w

e

l

l

,

h

a

r

d

a

s

i

r

o

n

shuō说

chū出

zài再

jiàn见

jiān坚

jué决

rú如

tiě铁

s

h

u

ō

c

h

ū

z

à

i

j

i

à

n

j

i

ā

n

j

u

é

r

ú

t

i

ě

Words of farewell, resolute as iron

I

n

t

h

e

d

a

r

k

zài在

hūn昏

àn暗

zhōng中

z

à

i

h

ū

n

à

n

z

h

ō

n

g

In the dark

l

i

k

e

t

h

e

b

u

r

n

i

n

g

s

u

n

o

n

m

y

c

o

l

d

s

k

i

n

xiàng像

liè烈

rì日

zhuó灼

shāo烧

wǒ我

bīng冰

lěng冷

de的

jī肌

fū肤

x

i

à

n

g

l

i

è

r

ì

z

h

u

ó

s

h

ā

o

w

ǒ

b

ī

n

g

l

ě

n

g

d

e

j

ī

f

ū

Like the burning sun on my cold skin

T

h

e

d

u

s

k

y

h

o

r

i

z

o

n

huáng黄

hūn昏

de的

dì地

píng平

xiàn线

h

u

á

n

g

h

ū

n

d

e

d

ì

p

í

n

g

x

i

à

n

The dusky horizon

C

u

t

s

a

l

i

n

e

o

f

f

a

r

e

w

e

l

l

huà划

chū出

yí一

jù句

lí离

bié别

h

u

à

c

h

ū

y

ī

j

ù

l

í

b

i

é

Cuts a line of farewell

L

o

v

e

f

a

l

l

s

i

n

t

o

e

n

d

l

e

s

s

n

i

g

h

t

ài爱

qíng情

jìn进

rù入

yǒng永

yè夜

à

i

q

í

n

g

j

ì

n

r

ù

y

ǒ

n

g

y

è

Love falls into an endless night

yī依

rán然

jì记

de得

cóng从

nǐ你

yǎn眼

zhōng中

y

ī

r

á

n

j

ì

d

é

c

ó

n

g

n

ǐ

y

ǎ

n

z

h

ō

n

g

I still remember, from your eyes

huá滑

luò落

de的

lèi泪

shāng伤

xīn心

yù欲

jué绝

h

u

á

l

u

ò

d

e

l

è

i

s

h

ā

n

g

x

ī

n

y

ù

j

u

é

The falling tears of a broken heart

hùn混

luàn乱

zhōng中

yǒu有

zhǒng种

rè热

lèi泪

shāo烧

shāng伤

de的

cuò错

jué觉

h

ù

n

l

u

à

n

z

h

ō

n

g

y

ǒ

u

z

h

ǒ

n

g

r

è

l

è

i

s

h

ā

o

s

h

ā

n

g

d

e

c

u

ò

j

u

é

In the chaos, there's an illusion of hot tears burning

huáng黄

hūn昏

de的

dì地

píng平

xiàn线

h

u

á

n

g

h

ū

n

d

e

d

ì

p

í

n

g

x

i

à

n

The dusky horizon

gē割

duàn断

xìng幸

fú福

xǐ喜

yuè悦

g

ē

d

u

à

n

x

ì

n

g

f

ú

x

ǐ

y

u

è

Severs all happiness and joy

xiāng相

ài爱

yǐ已

jīng经

huàn幻

miè灭

x

i

ā

n

g

à

i

y

ǐ

j

ī

n

g

h

u

à

n

m

i

è

Our love has already shattered like an illusion

Key HSK Vocabulary

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK	Action
黄昏	huáng hūn	dusk, evening
疲倦	pí juàn	tired, jade	HSK 7
喜悦	xǐ yuè	happy, joyful	HSK 7
肌肤	jī fū	muscle and skin	HSK 7
无边	wú biān	boundless, vast	HSK 6
依然	yī rán	still, as before	HSK 4
灼烧	zhuó shāo	burn, cook	HSK 4
伤害	shāng hài	injure, harm	HSK 4
感情	gǎn qíng	emotion, feeling	HSK 3
完整	wán zhěng	intact, whole	HSK 3
伤心欲绝	shāng xīn yù jué	sad, grieved	HSK 3
幸福	xìng fú	happiness, well being	HSK 3
已经	yǐ jīng	already	HSK 2
夏天	xià tiān	summer	HSK 2
爱情	ài qíng	love , affection	HSK 2
感觉	gǎn jué	feeling, sensation	HSK 2
公路	gōng lù	highway, driveway	HSK 2
再见	zài jiàn	goodbye, bye-bye	HSK 1
记得	jì de	remember, recall	HSK 1
坚决	jiān jué	firm, resolute

There is a specific, quiet ache that only hits when the sky bleeds into twilight—the realization that some things, much like the setting sun, are beautiful precisely because they are ending. No song captures this bittersweet melancholy quite like "黄昏" (Dusk), a masterpiece that has served as the ultimate heartbreak anthem across the Chinese-speaking world for over two decades. Behind this timeless track is Steve Chou, also known as Xiao Gang, a legendary Taiwanese singer-songwriter and record producer. Renowned as the "God of Love Songs" in the Mandopop industry, Chou has composed countless classics both for himself and other prominent superstars. His signature melancholic vocals and deeply emotional ballads have earned him a lasting legacy across Asia.

But "黄昏" is more than just a nostalgic tear-jerker; it is a masterclass in poetic storytelling. If you have ever wanted to learn Chinese that speaks directly to the soul, decoding the raw, evocative lyrics of this legendary ballad is the perfect place to start. Let's explore the rich vocabulary of heartbreak and love through Steve Chou's most famous melody.

Quick Info


Song Name	黄昏 (Dusk)
Artist	Steve Chou
Original Singer	Original
Release Year	2000
Duration	05:44

The Story Behind the Song

As the sun set on Steve Chou’s early career, "黄昏" (Dusk) was conceived not as a hit, but as a bittersweet farewell to his dreams. Released on his 2000 album Transfer during a period of agonizing professional limbo, the song captures the devastating beauty of an ending. Chou’s melancholic vocals paint a vivid picture of a dying relationship, mirroring the fading light of his own musical aspirations.

Yet, destiny took a poetic turn. Virtually ignored by Taiwan’s mainstream media, this haunting ballad found an unexpected lifeline across the strait. Carried on the waves of pirated CDs in mainland China, "黄昏" spread like wildfire through street markets, resurrecting Chou’s dying career. It became a grassroots cultural phenomenon and his signature anthem, proving that even in the darkest twilight, a masterpiece will find its way to the light.

✨ Lyrical Highlights

过完整个黄昏忧伤来不及落幕
Guò wán zhěng gè huáng hūn, yōu shāng lái bu jí luò mù
Having lived through the entire dusk, sorrow has no time to draw its curtain.

This line beautifully uses the transient transition of dusk as a metaphor for the rapid, unstoppable end of a relationship. The theatrical term "落幕" (drawing the curtain) poetically frames their love story as a tragedy, suggesting that the night has fallen before the narrator can even process his grief. It perfectly captures the theme of helpless, lingering pain in the face of an inevitable and abrupt departure.

依然记得从你口中说出再见坚决如铁
Yī rán jì de cóng nǐ kǒu zhōng shuō chū zài jiàn jiān jué rú tiě
I still remember the word "goodbye" spoken from your mouth, as resolute as iron.

The simile "坚决如铁" (resolute as iron) sharply contrasts the cold, unyielding nature of the partner's resolve with the narrator's fragile emotional state. By emphasizing the vividness of this auditory memory, the line highlights how deeply the trauma of rejection has been etched into the protagonist's mind. It anchors the song's melancholic theme in the painful reality of a love that is irreversibly broken.

Grammar Notes

📌 并(没/不)...

Used before a negative word (like 没 or 不) to add strong emphasis, meaning 'not at all' or 'by no means'. It is often used to clarify a misconception or refute a statement.

我并没有忘记我们的约定。

wǒ bìng méi yǒu wàng jì wǒ men de yuē dìng.

I have not forgotten our agreement at all.

📌 再 + Adj + 也/终...

Expresses the idea of 'no matter how [adjective]...'. It indicates that regardless of the degree of the adjective, the outcome (introduced by 也 or 终) will still occur or remain unchanged.

准备得再好，考试时也难免会紧张。

zhǔn bèi de zài hǎo, kǎo shì shí yě nán miǎn huì jǐn zhāng.

No matter how well you prepare, you will inevitably feel nervous during the exam.

📌 Verb + 不 + 完

A specific potential complement structure indicating that an action cannot be finished or completed, usually due to a large quantity, limited time, or lack of capacity.

这里的功课太多，我今天写不完。

zhè lǐ de gōng kè tài duō, wǒ jīn tiān xiě bù wán.

There is too much homework here, I cannot finish writing it today.

📌 从...中

A prepositional framework meaning 'from' or 'out of'. It specifies the source, origin, or medium from which an action, speech, or abstract state emerges.

我们能从失败中吸取教训。

wǒ men néng cóng shī bài zhōng xī qǔ jiào xùn.

We can learn lessons from failure.