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歌 · 月亮代表我的心
Seven characters, six of them HSK 1, and the most-covered love song in Mandarin.
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月亮yuè liangThe Moon Represents My Heart — Teresa Teng, 1977
标题 · THE TITLE, CHARACTER BY CHARACTER
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 月 | yuè | moon; month |
| 亮 | liàng | bright |
| 代 | dài | to stand in for |
| 表 | biǎo | to express; a surface |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 心 | xīn | heart |
代表 is the everyday word for represent. It is what a delegate does at a meeting. The title works because it puts an ordinary office word where a love song expects a poetic one.
If you learn one Mandarin song, learn this one.
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