你要不要吃哈密瓜

Ni Yao Bu Yao Chi Ha Mi Gua

Artist: 告五人 (Accusefive) Year: 2017 Album: 迷霧之子 - Single

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Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
不知道你是否明白伟大的重量
bù zhī dào nǐ shì fǒu míng bái wěi dà de zhòng liàng
I don't know if you understand the great weight
还是你对于平凡拥有无限的幻想
hái shì nǐ duì yú píng fán yōng yǒu wú xiàn de huàn xiǎng
Or do you have infinite fantasies about the ordinary
好像很多人都跟你我一样
hǎo xiàng hěn duō rén dōu gēn nǐ wǒ yī yàng
It seems like many people are just like you and me
好像很多人都跟你我一样
hǎo xiàng hěn duō rén dōu gēn nǐ wǒ yī yàng
It seems like many people are just like you and me
高端的看不懂是为了
gāo duān de kàn bù dǒng shì wèi le
The high-end can't understand it in order to
是为了 是为了抬高身价
shì wèi le shì wèi le tái gāo shēn jià
It's for the sake of raising one's value
左顾又盼 偏执的幻想
zuǒ gù yòu pàn piān zhí de huàn xiǎng
Looking left and right, an obsessive fantasy
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
看你一脸 你一脸高尚
kàn nǐ yī liǎn nǐ yī liǎn gāo shàng
Looking at your face, you look so noble
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
左顾又盼 偏执的幻想
zuǒ gù yòu pàn piān zhí de huàn xiǎng
Looking left and right, an obsessive fantasy
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
看你一脸 你一脸高尚
kàn nǐ yī liǎn nǐ yī liǎn gāo shàng
Looking at your face, you look so noble
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
好像很多人都跟你我一样
hǎo xiàng hěn duō rén dōu gēn nǐ wǒ yī yàng
It seems like many people are just like you and me
好像很多人都跟你我一样
hǎo xiàng hěn duō rén dōu gēn nǐ wǒ yī yàng
It seems like many people are just like you and me
高端的看不懂是为了
gāo duān de kàn bù dǒng shì wèi le
The high-end can't understand it in order to
是为了 是为了抬高身价
shì wèi le shì wèi le tái gāo shēn jià
It's for the sake of raising one's value
左顾又盼 偏执的幻想
zuǒ gù yòu pàn piān zhí de huàn xiǎng
Looking left and right, an obsessive fantasy
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
看你一脸 你一脸高尚
kàn nǐ yī liǎn nǐ yī liǎn gāo shàng
Looking at your face, you look so noble
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
左顾又盼 偏执的幻想
zuǒ gù yòu pàn piān zhí de huàn xiǎng
Looking left and right, an obsessive fantasy
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
看你一脸 你一脸高尚
kàn nǐ yī liǎn nǐ yī liǎn gāo shàng
Looking at your face, you look so noble
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
你要不要 你要不要
nǐ yào bù yào nǐ yào bù yào
Do you want to, do you want to
你要不要 你要不要
nǐ yào bù yào nǐ yào bù yào
Do you want to, do you want to
你要不要 你要
nǐ yào bù yào nǐ yào
Do you want to, do you
你要不要吃哈密瓜
nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
Do you want to eat Hami melon
左顾又盼 偏执的幻想
zuǒ gù yòu pàn piān zhí de huàn xiǎng
Looking left and right, an obsessive fantasy
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
看你一脸 你一脸高尚
kàn nǐ yī liǎn nǐ yī liǎn gāo shàng
Looking at your face, you look so noble
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
左顾又盼 偏执的幻想
zuǒ gù yòu pàn piān zhí de huàn xiǎng
Looking left and right, an obsessive fantasy
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon
看你一脸 你一脸高尚
kàn nǐ yī liǎn nǐ yī liǎn gāo shàng
Looking at your face, you look so noble
我问你 我问你 要不要吃哈密瓜
wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā
I ask you, I ask you, do you want to eat Hami melon

Mandarin learning guide

Learn with 你要不要吃哈密瓜

This guide focuses on the song’s repeated question pattern and its contrast between plain speech and fancy-sounding wording. You’ll practice how Mandarin repeats verbs for emphasis and how the lyrics use everyday phrasing to make a pointed contrast.

repeated questions and emphasis; contrastive wording in the lyric; core everyday vocabulary in a repeated hook

What to listen for

The lyric builds around a recurring question, 我问你 / 你要不要, and then returns again and again to 要不要吃哈密瓜. Around that hook, the lines contrast ordinary expression with words like 高端, 身价, and 高尚, plus the image-like phrase 左顾又盼偏执的幻想. The result is a compact set of lines for studying repetition, word choice, and how Mandarin can sound blunt, ironic, or rhetorical without changing the basic grammar.

Recognize how repetition intensifies a question in Mandarin.
Understand how the lyric contrasts plain language with elevated wording.
Use several practical expressions from the song in your own sentences.

How the song moves

Opening vocal sounds

The first lines are non-lexical ooh sounds, so they set the rhythm without adding semantic content.

Verse-style contrast

Lines about 伟大的重量, 平凡, 高端, and 身价 shift between abstract and evaluative language before the hook arrives.

Refrain / hook

The repeated 我问你我问你要不要吃哈密瓜 centers the lyric, with nearby lines like 看你一脸高尚 and 左顾又盼偏执的幻想 repeating the same tension.

Ending chant

The closing sequence shortens to 你要不要 and then returns to 你要不要吃哈密瓜, making the question feel more direct and chant-like.

Translation choices

不知道你是否明白伟大的重量

bù zhī dào nǐ shì fǒu míng bái wěi dà de zhòng liàng

Natural English: I don’t know whether you understand the weight of greatness.
Why: This keeps the uncertainty of 不知道你是否 and makes 伟大的重量 sound natural in English as an abstract phrase rather than a literal physical load.

是为了是为了抬高身价

shì wèi le shì wèi le tái gāo shēn jià

Natural English: It’s for the sake of raising one’s status.
Why: The line repeats 是为了 and ends with 抬高身价, so a concise explanatory rendering fits the lyric’s pointed, evaluative tone.

我问你我问你要不要吃哈密瓜

wǒ wèn nǐ wǒ wèn nǐ yào bù yào chī hā mì guā

Natural English: I ask you, I ask you: do you want to eat Hami melon?
Why: The repeated 我问你 is preserved as emphasis, and 要不要吃哈密瓜 is rendered as a direct, conversational question.

Useful Mandarin from the song

是否shì fǒuwhether; if

是否 is a formal way to ask about possibility or clarity. Here it fits a thoughtful, reflective question.

我不确定你是否有空。wǒ bù què dìng nǐ shì fǒu yǒu kòng。I’m not sure whether you’re free.

对于duì yúwith regard to; toward

对于 introduces the topic being judged or considered. It is useful in careful written and spoken Mandarin.

对于这个问题，我还要再想想。duì yú zhè ge wèn tí， wǒ hái yào zài xiǎng xiǎng。As for this question, I still need to think about it.

抬高身价tái gāo shēn jiàraise one’s value/status

This phrase describes making oneself seem more valuable or prestigious. In the lyric, it appears as a critical explanation.

他总想抬高身价。tā zǒng xiǎng tái gāo shēn jià。He always wants to raise his status.

要不要yào bù yàodo you want to; whether to

要不要 is a very common yes/no question pattern in everyday Mandarin. Here it frames the repeated hook in a direct, inviting way.

你要不要一起去？nǐ yào bù yào yì qǐ qù？Do you want to go together?

Listen closely

Listen for how 我问你 repeats before the main question; it creates emphasis more than new information.
Notice that the hook shortens from 我问你我问你要不要吃哈密瓜 to only 你要不要, then returns to the full question.
The repeated lines with 左顾又盼 and 高尚 help you hear how the same structure is reused while only one key word changes.

Check your understanding

Which line shows a direct yes/no question pattern you can reuse in daily conversation?
Show answer
要不要.
In this lyric, what does 抬高身价 mean?
Show answer
To raise one’s status or perceived value.

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