Zen time • Chinese poem Asking the universe loudly. 诗的解析 学中文 HSK3 listening before sleep Calm down episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 22, 2026 · 9 MIN

Zen time • Chinese poem Asking the universe loudly. 诗的解析 学中文 HSK3 listening before sleep Calm down

from Eastern Poems for Sleep · host Qian

对 duì|to宇宙 yǔzhòu|the universe大声 dàshēng|loudly发问 fāwèn|ask / questionAsking the universe loudly.⸻银河 yínhé|the Milky Way在 zài|in天空 tiānkōng|the sky慢慢地 mànmàn de|slowly流动 liúdòng|flows,The Milky Way flows slowly across the sky.⸻漆黑的 qīhēi de|pitch-black大地 dàdì|earth没有 méiyǒu|has no一点 yì diǎn|any声音 shēngyīn|sound,The pitch-black earth has not a single sound.⸻满天的 mǎntiān de|the sky full of星星 xīngxing|stars眨着 zhǎ zhe|blinking眼睛 yǎnjīng|eyes,The stars filling the sky blink their eyes.⸻像 xiàng|as if要 yào|want to找 zhǎo|find谁 shéi|someone诉说 sùshuō|to confide in,询问 xúnwèn|to ask……As if they want to find someone to confide in, to ask…⸻牛郎 Niúláng|the Cowherd唱起了 chàng qǐ le|began to sing悲歌 bēigē|a lament,Niúláng begins to sing a sorrowful song.⸻织女 Zhīnǚ|the Weaver Girl的 de|possessive particle眼泪 yǎnlèi|tears汇成了 huì chéng le|gathered into河 hé|a river,Zhīnǚ's tears gather into a river.⸻我 wǒ|I想 xiǎng|want to对 duì|to宇宙 yǔzhòu|the universe大声 dàshēng|loudly发问 fāwèn|ask:I want to ask the universe loudly:⸻妈妈 māma|Mom为什么 wèishénme|why不 bù|not回来 huílái|come back?为什么 wèishénme|why?!Mom, why don’t you come back? Why?!⸻月亮 yuèliang|the moon好比 hǎobǐ|is like镶在 xiāng zài|inlaid in夜空 yèkōng|the night sky中的 zhōng de|in明镜 míngjìng|a bright mirror,The moon is like a bright mirror set into the night sky.⸻缓缓地 huǎnhuǎn de|slowly挪动 nuódòng|moves,时 shí|sometimes走 zǒu|moving时 shí|sometimes停 tíng|stopping,It moves slowly, sometimes moving, sometimes stopping.⸻我 wǒ|I好像 hǎoxiàng|seem to在 zài|in镜中 jìng zhōng|the mirror看见 kànjiàn|see了 le|completed action marker妈妈 māma|Mom的 de|possessive particle身影 shēnyǐng|figure,I seem to see my mother’s figure in the mirror.⸻在 zài|by灯下 dēng xià|the lamp给 gěi|for我 wǒ|me写信 xiě xìn|writing a letter……Writing me a letter under the lamp…

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