Learn Mandarin Chinese – How to say — Happy birthday, on this special day, I wish you have a new year that will be as wonderful as you.
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生日快乐，在这特别的一天，我祝你拥有一个就像你一样美好的新的一年。
shēngrì kuàilè , zài zhè tèbié de yī tiān, Wǒ zhù nǐ yōngyǒu yī ge jiù xiàng nǐ yī yàng měihǎo de xīn de yī nián .
shēngrì (生日 noun, birthday) kuàilè (快乐 adjective, happy) , zài (在preposition word, on or at) zhè (这 pronoun, this) tèbié (特别 adjective, special) de (的 particle to connect the attributive and the noun it modifies) yī (一 number, one) tiān ( 天noun, day), Wǒ (我 pronoun, I) zhù (祝 verb, wish) nǐ (你 pronoun, you) yōngyǒu (拥有 verb, have) yī (一number, one) ge (个 measure word) jiù (就 adverb, just) xiàng (像 verb, like) nǐ (你 pronoun, you) yī yàng (一样 adverb, the same) měihǎo (美好adjective, beautiful or wonderful) de (的 connecting particle) xīn (新adjective, new) de (的 connecting particle) yī (一 number, one) nián (年noun, year).
Everyone has only one chance in a one’s life time to be sent to this beautiful Earth, and this special day is everyone’s unique day — birthday! If today is your birthday, it means you made an achievement and have lived another year. If you think your past year is the worst year in your life, then you are lucky, for the worst year has gone and you will be living a new year and new life. If you think you got a good year that is good too, for you got some good memory in you for a life time. So, no matter it was a year’s joy or a year’s crap, always be thankful for the learning and living experience and aim for a better future to achieve your goal in life and be prosperous everyday, have fun and be well.
Speaking of birthday, it is hard not to think of birthday presents. No matter what presents as long as they come from a good wish and a caring heart, then they will do just fine. It can be a poem that made by heart, a photo frame that made by hands, a flower that you pick up along the river side near your home, or a crystal white pebble that you spot on the ground you walk by.
There is a song I like a lot and a lot, I would like to translate it as a birthday present and wish you the best luck and spirit in the world in good time and in not so good time too. Life is not all rosy everyday, but life still has to go on even when it is downright unpleasant. Attitude matters; be productive and be strong.
Chinese translation and recording. I wish I could sing it, but I am having a cold so it is really hard for me to sing this song now.
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I Hope You Dance lyrics
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
我希望你永远不会失去你的好奇心
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ yǒng yuǎn bù huì shī qù nǐ de hào qí xīn
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
你总是有属於你的一份可以吃，但始终保持着一点饥饿感
nǐ zǒng shì yǒu shǔ yú nǐ de yǐ fèn kě yǐ chī , dàn shǐ zhōng bǎo chí zhe yī diǎn jīè è gǎn
May you never take one single breath for granted
我希望你不要把任何的一口气息视为理所当然
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ bù yào bǎ rèn hé de yī kǒu qì xī shì wéi lǐ suǒ dāng rán
God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed
上帝禁止你手中空虚无爱
Shàng dì jìn zhǐ nǐ shǒu zhōng kōng xū wú ài
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
我希望当你站在海洋的旁边，你仍然觉得渺小
Wǒ xī wàng dāng nǐ zhàn zài hǎi yáng de páng biān , nǐ réng rán jué de miǎo xiǎo
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
不论何时当一个门关上的时侯， 我希望有别的门会为你而开
bù lún hé shí dāng yī ge mén guān shàng de shí hóu , Wǒ xī wàng yǒu bié de mén huì wéi nǐ ér kāi
Promise me that you’ll give faith a fighting chance
承诺我，你会给信仰一个战斗的机会
chéng nuò Wǒ , nǐ huì gěi xìn yǎng yī ge zhàn dòu de jī huì
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
而且当你可以选择静坐在那或者跳舞的时候
ér qiě dāng nǐ kě yǐ xuǎn zé jìng zuò zài nà huò zhě tiào wǔ de shí hou
I hope you dance
我希望你跳舞
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ tiào wǔ
I hope you dance
我希望你跳舞
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ tiào wǔ
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
我希望你永远不要畏惧远方的山群
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ yǒng yuǎn bù yào wèi jù yuǎn fāng de shān qún
Never settle for the path of least resistance
从来不要选择阻力最小的路径去走
cóng lái bù yào xuǎn zé zǔ lì zuì xiǎo de lù jìng qù zǒu
Living might mean taking chances but they’re worth taking
生活着可能意味把握着机会冒着一些险，但他们是值得我们考虑的
shēng huó zhe kě néng yì wèi bǎ wò zhe jī huì mào zhe yī xiē xiǎn , dàn tā men shì zhí de wǒmen kǎo lǜ de
Lovin’ might be a mistake but it’s worth making
爱可能是一个错误，但它是值得的
ài kě néng shì yī ge cuò wù , dàn tā shì zhí de de
Don’t let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
不要让一些邪恶之心的人让你变得苦涩
bù yào ràng yī xiē xié è zhī xīn de rén ràng nǐ biàn de kǔ sè
When you come close to selling out reconsider
当你几乎要放弃你自己的时候，重新考虑
dàng nǐ jī hū yào fàng qì nǐ zì jǐ de shí hou , chóng xīn kǎo lǜ
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
给你头上的天多看几眼，而不仅仅是匆匆一瞥
gěi nǐ tóu shàng de tiān duō kàn jǐ yǎn , ér bù jǐn jǐn shì cōng cōng yī piē
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
而且当你可以选择静坐在那或者跳舞的时候
ér qiě dāng nǐ kě yǐ xuǎn zé jìng zuò zài nà huò zhě tiào wǔ de shí hou
I hope you dance
我希望你跳舞
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ tiào wǔ
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
时间是一个总是在不停转动的车轮
shí jiān shì yī ge zǒng shì zài bù tíng zhuàn dòng de chē lún
I hope you dance
我希望你跳舞
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ tiào wǔ
(Rolling us along)
带我们不停地转动
dài wǒ men bù tíng de zhuàn dòng
I hope you dance
我希望你跳舞
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ tiào wǔ
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
告诉我，谁愿意回过头来看自己过往的那些年，然後感到诧异
gào su Wǒ , shéi yuàn yì huí guò tóu lái kàn zì jǐ guò wǎng de nà xiē nián , rán hòu gǎn dào chà yì
I hope you dance
我希望你跳舞
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ tiào wǔ
(Where those years have gone)
那些年到底到那儿去了？
nà xiē nián dào dǐ dào nàr qù le
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I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
我希望当你站在海洋的旁边，你仍然觉得渺小
Wǒ xī wàng dāng nǐ zhàn zài hǎi yáng de páng biān , nǐ réng rán jué de miǎo xiǎo
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
不论何时当一个门关上的时侯， 我希望有别的门会为你而开
bù lún hé shí dāng yī ge mén guān shàng de shí hóu , Wǒ xī wàng yǒu bié de mén huì wéi nǐ ér kāi
Promise me that you’ll give faith a fighting chance
承诺我，你会给信仰一个战斗的机会
chéng nuò Wǒ , nǐ huì gěi xìn yǎng yī ge zhàn dòu de jī huì
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
而且当你可以选择静坐在那或者跳舞的时候
ér qiě dāng nǐ kě yǐ xuǎn zé jìng zuò zài nà huò zhě tiào wǔ de shí hou
I hope you dance
我希望你跳舞
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ tiào wǔ
I hope you dance
我希望你跳舞
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ tiào wǔ
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
时间是一个总是在不停转动的车轮
shí jiān shì yī ge zǒng shì zài bù tíng zhuàn dòng de chē lún
I hope you dance
我希望你跳舞
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ tiào wǔ
(Rolling us along)
带我们不停地转动
dài wǒ men bù tíng de zhuàn dòng
I hope you dance
我希望你跳舞
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ tiào wǔ
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
告诉我，谁愿意回过头来看自己过往的那些年，然後感到诧异
gào su Wǒ , shéi yuàn yì huí guò tóu lái kàn zì jǐ guò wǎng de nà xiē nián , rán hòu gǎn dào chà yì
Dance
跳舞
tiào wǔ
(Where those years have gone)
那些年到底到那儿去了？
nà xiē nián dào dǐ dào nàr qù le
Dance
跳舞
tiào wǔ
Translated by Shu
A Mandarin Chinese birthday blessing
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播下一粒种子可以让鲜花盛开，栽上一棵幼苗可以让绿意萌萌，扯下一片彩云可以让梦想腾飞。烦恼是一时的，幸福才是长久的；伤心是一刻的，快乐才是一直的. 今天是你的生日，祝你生日快乐！
bō xià yī lì zhǒngzi kěyǐ ràng xiānhuā shèngkāi , zāi shàng yī kē yòu Miáo Kěyǐ ràng lǜ yì méng méng , chěxià yī piàn cǎi yún kěyǐ ràng mèngxiǎng téng fēi. fánnǎo shì yìshí de , xìngfú cái shì chángjiǔ de ；shāngxīn shì yī kè de , kuàilè cái shì yīzhí de. jīntiān shì nǐ de shēngrì, Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè !
Sowing a seed can make bright flowers bloom splendidly; planting a young sprout can let greenery spread; pulling down a piece of rosy cloud can make the dream fly upwards swiftly. Troubles will last for only a period of time, while happiness is forever; wounded heart is only for a short moment, while merriment is consistent. Today is your birthday, I wish you a happy birthday.
Also forever and eternal wonderful birthdays like sparkling stars — peaceful, mysterious and beautiful or like building a grand castle — majestic, constructive and everlasting.
To conclude this special happy birthday post, I would like to add an upbeat song called I do believe. I hope you will be inspired and always keep a bright attitude for every moment and have unlimited happy days and years to come. You can do that, I do believe! You are a builder, yes, you can!!!
For pinyin, lyrics, English translation of the song I do believe, see http://www.chinesetolearn.com/?p=2701