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🎧 Intro
The song 說好不哭 (Shuō Hǎo Bù Kū) performed by 周杰倫 (Jay Chou) featuring 阿信 (Ashin of 五月天 / Mayday) is a deeply emotional Mandarin song about love, separation, and silent sacrifice. The lyrics portray a kind of love that chooses to let go rather than hold on, valuing the other person’s future and freedom above personal pain.
This article presents the complete lyrics of 說好不哭 with Hanzi, Pinyin, and line-by-line English translation, making it ideal for those who want to learn Mandarin through music while understanding the emotional depth behind the song.
🎵 Chinese Song Lyrics (English Version)
Hanzi, Pinyin & English Translation
沒有了聯絡 後來的生活
Méiyǒu le liánluò, hòulái de shēnghuó
There was no more contact, and about your life after that
我都是聽別人說
Wǒ dōu shì tīng biérén shuō
I only heard about it from others
說妳怎麼了 說妳怎麼過
Shuō nǐ zěnme le, shuō nǐ zěnme guò
They talked about how you were, how you were living
放不下的人是我
Fàng bù xià de rén shì wǒ
The one who couldn’t let go was me
人多的時候 就待在角落
Rén duō de shíhou, jiù dài zài jiǎoluò
When surrounded by people, I stayed in the corner
就怕別人問起我
Jiù pà biérén wèn qǐ wǒ
Afraid someone would ask about me
你們怎麼了 妳低著頭
“Nǐmen zěnme le?” nǐ dīzhe tóu
“What happened between you two?”—you lowered your head
護著我連抱怨都沒有
Hùzhe wǒ lián bàoyuàn dōu méiyǒu
Protecting me, without a single complaint
電話開始躲 從不對我說
Diànhuà kāishǐ duǒ, cóng bù duì wǒ shuō
You began avoiding calls, never explaining to me
不習慣一個人生活
Bù xíguàn yí gè rén shēnghuó
I wasn’t used to living alone
離開我以後 要我好好過
Líkāi wǒ yǐhòu, yào wǒ hǎohǎo guò
After leaving me, you told me to live well
怕打擾想自由的我
Pà dǎrǎo xiǎng zìyóu de wǒ
Afraid of disturbing the me who wanted freedom
都這個時候 妳還在意著
Dōu zhè gè shíhou, nǐ hái zài yìzhe
Even at a time like this, you still cared
別人是怎麼怎麼看我的
Biérén shì zěnme zěnme kàn wǒ de
About how others might see me
拼命解釋著 不是我的錯
Pīnmìng jiěshì zhe, bú shì wǒ de cuò
Desperately explaining it wasn’t my fault
是妳要走
Shì nǐ yào zǒu
That it was you who chose to leave
眼看著妳難過
Yǎn kànzhe nǐ nánguò
Watching you suffer
挽留的話卻沒有說
Wǎnliú de huà què méiyǒu shuō
Yet no words of pleading were spoken
妳會微笑放手
Nǐ huì wēixiào fàngshǒu
You smiled and let go
說好不哭讓我走
Shuō hǎo bù kū ràng wǒ zǒu
We promised not to cry and let me go
妳什麼都沒有
Nǐ shénme dōu méiyǒu
You had nothing
卻還為我的夢加油
Què hái wèi wǒ de mèng jiāyóu
Yet you still cheered for my dreams
心疼過了多久
Xīnténg guò le duōjiǔ
How long has your heart been in pain
還在找理由等我
Hái zài zhǎo lǐyóu děng wǒ
Still searching for reasons to wait for me
📚 Mandarin Vocabulary from the Song《說好不哭》
⭐ Core vocabulary
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聯絡 (liánluò): contact, communication
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放不下 (fàng bù xià): unable to let go
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離開 (líkāi): to leave
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自由 (zìyóu): freedom
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眼看著 (yǎn kànzhe): to watch helplessly
❤️ Feelings & emotions
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難過 (nánguò): sadness, heartbreak
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心疼 (xīnténg): heartache
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微笑 (wēixiào): smile
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後悔 (hòuhuǐ): regret
🕊️ Figurative expressions
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說好不哭: a promise not to cry (holding back emotions)
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放手: to let go
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為夢加油: to support someone’s dream
🧠 Useful Sentence Patterns
1️⃣ 沒有了… (méiyǒu le …)
➝ There is no longer…
Example:
沒有了聯絡
There was no more contact
2️⃣ …的人是我 (… de rén shì wǒ)
➝ The one who … is me
Example:
放不下的人是我
The one who couldn’t let go was me
3️⃣ 卻還… (què hái …)
➝ Yet still…
Example:
卻還為我的夢加油
Yet you still supported my dreams