Chinese in Focus

迎接另一个晨曦 带来全新空气
yíng jiē lìng yī gè chén xī dài lái quán xīn kōng qì 

Let’s welcome another early morning sun and enjoy its brand new air.
 

气息改变情味不变 茶香飘满情谊
qì xī gǎi biàn qíng wèi bù biàn chá xiāng piāo mǎn qíng yì 

The smell has changed, but the feeling and the taste remain the same. Te fragrance of tea drifts and fills the air with fullness of friendship.
 

我家大门常打开 开放怀抱等你
wǒ jiā dà mén cháng dǎ kāi kāi fàng huái bào děng nǐ 

I always open my house’s main door, and open wide my arms waiting to embrace you.
 

拥抱过就有了默契 你会爱上这里
yōng bào guò jìu yǒu le mò qì nǐ huì ài shàng zhè lǐ 

Once embraced, then emerges the secret agreement, surely you will love it here.
 

不管远近都是客人 请不用客气
bù guǎn yuǎn jìn dōu shì kè rén qǐng bù yòng kè qì

No matter where you come from, far or near, you all are our guests, please feel at home. 
 

相约好了在一起 我们欢迎你
xiāng yuē hǎo le zài yī qǐ wǒ men huān yíng nǐ 

We promised to get together here. We welcome you!
 

我家种着万年青 开放每段传奇
wǒ jiā zhǒng zhe wàn nián qīng kāi fàng měi duàn chuán qí 

My family grows Ten Thousand Evergreen, and it blooms each part of the legend.
 

为传统的土壤播种 为你留下回忆
wéi chuán tǒng de tǔ rǎng bō zhǒng wéi nǐ líu xià huí yì 

Sewing the seeds in the soil of tradition, we will plant your memory here.
 

陌生熟悉都是客人 请不用拘礼
mò shēng shú xī dōu shì kè rén qǐng bù yòng jū lǐ 

No matter you are a stranger or a familiar friend, please don’t be punctilious.
 

第几次来没关系 有太多话题
dì jǐ cì lái méi guān xì   yǒu tài duō huà tí 

Even if you have been here many times, it doesn’t matter, we have so much to talk about.
 

北京欢迎你 为你开天辟地
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ wéi nǐ kāi tiān bì dì 

Beijing welcomes you, we’ve split the Heaven and Earth for you.
 

流动中的魅力充满着朝气
líu dòng zhōng de mèi lì chōng mǎn zhe cháo qì 

The charm is flowing and fulfills the morning spirit.
 

北京欢迎你 在太阳下分享呼吸
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ zài tài yáng xià fēn xiǎng hū xī 

Beijing welcomes you. Let’s share the breath under the sun.
 

在黄土地刷新成绩
zài huáng tǔ dì shuā xīn chéng jì 

Let’s break new records in the yellow land.
 

我家大门常打开 开怀容纳天地
wǒ jiā dà mén cháng dǎ kāi kāi huái róng nà tiān dì 

My door is always open. We open our arms, ready to embrace heaven and earth.
 

岁月绽放青春笑容 迎接这个日期
suì yuè zhàn fàng qīng chūn xiào róng yíng jiē zhè gè rì qī 

The months and the years are blooming a youthful smile, waiting for this day.
 

天大地大都是朋友 请不用客气
tiān dà dì dà dōu shì péng yǒu qǐng bù yòng kè qì 

The big sky and the vast land are friends. Please feel at home.
 

画意诗情带笑意 只为等待你
huà yì shī qíng dài xiào yì zhī wéi děng dài nǐ 

The picturesque expression, the poetic connotation, and the smiling face are waiting for you to come.
 

北京欢迎你 像音乐感动你
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ xiàng yīn yuè gǎn dòng nǐ 

Beijing welcomes you, like music moving your heart.
 

让我们都加油去超越自己
ràng wǒ men dōu jiā yóu qù chāo yuè zì jǐ 

Let’s make an effort to be better than ourselves.
 

北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ yǒu mèng xiǎng shuí dōu liǎo bù qǐ 

Beijing welcomes you. People who dream are extraordinary.
 

有勇气就会有奇迹
yǒu yǒng qì jìu huì yǒu qí jì 

Be brave and then the miracle will come.
 

北京欢迎你 为你开天辟地
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ wéi nǐ kāi tiān bì dì 

Beijing welcomes you, we’ve split the Heaven and Earth for you.
 

流动中的魅力充满着朝气
líu dòng zhōng de mèi lì chōng mǎn zhe cháo qì 

The charm is flowing and fulfills the morning spirit.
 

北京欢迎你 在太阳下分享呼吸
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ zài tài yáng xià fēn xiǎng hū xī 

Beijing welcomes you. Let’s share the breath under the sun.
 

在黄土地刷新成绩
zài huáng tǔ dì shuā xīn chéng jì 

Let’s break new records in the yellow land.
 

北京欢迎你
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ 

Beijing welcomes you.
 

我家大门常打开 开放怀抱等你
wǒ jiā dà mén cháng dǎ kāi kāi fàng huái bào děng nǐ 

I always open my house’s main door, and open wide my arms waiting to embrace you.
 

拥抱过就有了默契 你会爱上这里
yōng bào guò jìu yǒu le mò qì nǐ huì ài shàng zhè lǐ 

Once embraced, then emerges the secret agreement, surely you will love it here.
 

不管远近都是客人 请不用客气
bù guǎn yuǎn jìn dōu shì kè rén qǐng bù yòng kè qì 

No matter where you come from, far or near, you all are our guests, please feel at home. 
 

相约好了再一起 我们欢迎你
xiāng yuē hǎo le zài yī qǐ wǒ men huān yíng nǐ 

We promised to get together here. We welcome you!
 

北京欢迎你 为你开天辟地
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ wéi nǐ kāi tiān bì dì 

Beijing welcomes you, we’ve split the Heaven and Earth for you.
 

流动中的魅力充满着朝气
líu dòng zhōng de mèi lì chōng mǎn zhe cháo qì 

The charm is flowing and fulfills the morning spirit.
 

北京欢迎你 在太阳下分享呼吸
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ zài tài yáng xià fēn xiǎng hū xī 

Beijing welcomes you. Let’s share the breath under the sun.
 

在黄土地刷新成绩
zài huáng tǔ dì shuā xīn chéng jì 

Let’s break new records in the yellow land.
 

北京欢迎你 像音乐感动你
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ xiàng yīn yuè gǎn dòng nǐ 

Beijing welcomes you, like music moving your heart.
 

让我们都加油去超越自己
ràng wǒ men dōu jiā yóu qù chāo yuè zì jǐ 

Let’s make an effort to be better than ourselves.
 

北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ yǒu mèng xiǎng shuí dōu le bù qǐ 

Beijing welcomes you. People who dream are extraordinary.
 

有勇气就会有奇迹
yǒu yǒng qì jìu huì yǒu qí jì 

Be brave and then the miracle will come.
 

北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ yǒu mèng xiǎng shuí dōu liǎo bù qǐ 

Beijing welcomes you. People who dream are extraordinary.
 

有勇气就会有奇迹
yǒu yǒng qì jìu huì yǒu qí jì 

Be brave and then the miracle will come.
 

北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
běi jīng huān yíng nǐ yǒu mèng xiǎng shuí dōu liǎo bù qǐ 

Beijing welcomes you. People who dream are extraordinary.
 

有勇气就会有奇迹
yǒu yǒng qì jìu huì yǒu qí jì 

Be brave and then the miracle will come.

 

作曲：小柯                            
  zuò qǔ: xiǎo kē                                  
music: Xiao Ke                                  

 

作词：林夕                            
zuò cí: lín xī                                   

Lyrics: Lin Xi