Mandarin learning guide
Learn with 包括但不限於
This guide stays close to the lyrics of 包括但不限於, where the speaker moves from looking back on a relationship to choosing self-respect and self-encouragement. The lines are full of practical Mandarin for letting go, setting boundaries, and talking about oneself plainly.
What to listen for
The lyric voice begins with a personal record of having gone through a relationship and then shifts toward self-repair: updating a resume, rewarding oneself, rejecting harmful talk, and choosing to like and love oneself more. The wording mixes everyday phrases with vivid figurative lines such as emotions being kicked away, memories being blown apart, and a new page being turned, so learners can practice both concrete and expressive Mandarin in a single song.
- Recognize how the lyric uses first-person self-talk to mark a change from hurt to recovery.
- Understand several useful phrases for emotions, relationships, and self-reflection.
- Notice how repeated structures like 包括但并不限于 and 比起...我... create emphasis and contrast.
How the song moves
Opening self-record
The first lines frame the speaker as documenting a new stage after a relationship and rewarding herself.
Rejection and release
The middle lines turn sharply toward rejecting the other person, criticizing the relationship, and telling emotions to be kicked away.
Self-affirmation and closure
Later lines repeat self-supporting statements, replace doubt with belief, and end by turning to a new page.
Translation choices
终于我将履历
- Natural English
- Finally, I’m updating my resume.
- Why
- This keeps the sense of 终于 and the future-oriented action of 将...履历 in a natural English sentence.
包括但并不限于我偶尔自恋一些
- Natural English
- Including but not limited to, I’m a little self-absorbed now and then.
- Why
- This preserves the phrase-like structure of 包括但并不限于 and renders 自恋一些 as a mild, self-aware admission rather than a stronger insult.
放心走吧 翻新的一页
- Natural English
- Don’t worry, go on and turn the page.
- Why
- 翻新的一页 is best understood here as starting over; “turn the page” fits the closing movement toward closure.
Useful Mandarin from the song
This word marks a long-awaited change or result and often appears before a new action or realization.
一段 plus 关系 refers to a stretch or phase of a relationship, not necessarily a formal category.
In 比起怀疑我选择相信, 选择 shows a deliberate decision between two attitudes.
This word is used for inward blame or guilt and fits the lyric’s rejection of unnecessary remorse.
Listen closely
- Listen for the repeated 包括但并不限于 lines, which act like a refrain and shift from recovery to self-acceptance.
- Notice the contrastive structure 比起...我..., which places the speaker’s choice against doubt or against the other person.
- Track the movement from concrete actions like updating a resume and turning a page to figurative lines about emotions, memories, and freedom.
Check your understanding
Which line shows the speaker choosing belief instead of doubt?
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比起怀疑我选择相信
What does 放下他吧 你重获自由 mean in simple English?
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Let him go; you regain freedom.