10 lines from ‘Descendants of the Sun’ to learn Chinese

"Descendants of the Sun", the first Korean show to premiere simultaneously in South Korea and China, is a love story between an Army captain and a doctor who find themselves in a fictional war-torn country called Uruk, where both try to save lives. 

《太阳的后裔》是首部中韩同步首播的韩剧，讲述了一名部队大尉与一名医生之间的爱情故事，他们发现自己身处一个战火纷飞的虚构国度"乌鲁克"，在那里努力挽救生命。

With many heart-warming lines in the show, it has also proved particularly popular with Chinese viewers. Here are 10 lines we pick up for you to learn some Chinese.

该剧暖心台词颇多，在中国也受到观众的狂热追捧。以下我们为你挑出10句台词供你学点中文。

1

-医生的话，没有男朋友吧，因为太忙了。

yī shēng de huà, méi yǒu nán péng yǒu ba, yīn wéi tài máng le.

As a doctor, you might have no boyfriend because you are too busy.

-军人的话，没有女朋友吧，因为太苦了。

jūn rén de huà, méi yǒu nǚ péng yǒu ba, yīn wéi tài kǔ le.

As a soldier, you might have no girlfriend because life is too hard.

2

-为什么每次只想到有利？

wéi shí me měi cì zhī xiǎng dào yǒu lì?

Why do you always think of the advantages?

-因为我做的事情，本身就对我们的关系不利。

yīn wéi wǒ zuò de shì qíng, běn shēn jiù duì wǒ men de guān xì bú lì.

Because what I did itself is not good for us.

-即便如此，我也要和你一起去呢。

jí biàn rú cǐ, wǒ yě yào hé nǐ yī qǐ qù ne.

Even so, I still want to go with you.

3

我告诉过你很多次了，

wǒ gào sù guò nǐ hěn duō cì le,

How many times have I told you,

在带枪的男人身边，更容易有危险。

zài dài qiāng de nán rén shēn biān, gèng róng yì yǒu wēi xiǎn.

you are more likely to be in danger, being around a man with a gun.

而有一天，他将永远不会回来了。

ér yǒu yī tiān, tā jiāng yǒng yuǎn bú huì huí lái le.

And one day, he'll never come back.

4

-明天约几点呢？

míng tiān yuē jǐ diǎn ne?

When will we meet tomorrow?

-别了，不如我们现在见吧。

bié le, bú rú wǒ men xiàn zài jiàn ba.

Forget it. Let's meet now.

5

-你现在哭了吧？

nǐ xiàn zài kū le ba?

Are you crying now?

-在那里没事吗？你需要什么东西吗？

zài nà lǐ méi shì ma? nǐ xū yào shí me dōng xī ma?

Are you all right there? Do you need anything?

-我需要C4或RDX。

wǒ xū yào C shì huò RDX.

I want C4 or RDX.

-那是什么？

nà shì shén me?

What is that?

-炸药。本来没事的，但我突然想破门而出，因为某人。

zhà yào. běn lái méi shì de, dàn wǒ tū rán xiǎng pò mén ér chū, yīn wéi mǒu rén.

Explosive. I was fine, but then I really want to get out of here, for someone.

6

-对不起，明知道会这样，还是忍不住想要靠近你。

duì bú qǐ, míng zhī dào huì zhè yàng, hái shì rěn bú zhù xiǎng yào kào jìn nǐ.

Sorry. I know how it ends, but I still want to get close to you.

7

保护美女，老人和小孩，是我的原则。

bǎo hù měi nǚ, lǎo rén hé xiǎo hái, shì wǒ de yuán zé.

It's my principle to protect beauties, the elders and children.

8

我该说什么呢？

wǒ gāi shuō shén me ne?

What can I say?

你让我道歉，

nǐ ràng wǒ dào qiàn,

Should I apologize?

还是让我表白？

hái shì ràng wǒ biǎo bái?

Or tell you I love you?

9

别受伤，这是命令。

bié shòu shāng, zhè shì mìng lìng.

Don't get hurt. It's an order.

10

我出生到现在最激动的就是现在，和美女坐在一起，而且马上熄灯了。

wǒ chū shēng dào xiàn zài zuì jī dòng de jiù shì xiàn zài, hé měi nǚ zuò zài yī qǐ, ér qiě mǎ shàng xī dēng le.

Right now is the most excited moment since I was born, sitting next to a beauty when lights are out soon.

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