Chinese for Kids

Chinese Song: 七色光之歌 (Qīsèguāng zhī gē) The Song of the Sunlight (Beginner)

Key Learning Points (Preview):
太阳 (tàiyáng): n. the sun

今天 (jīntiān): n. today

“七色光之歌 (Qīsèguāng zhī gē)” is a very popular Chinese kid’s song about sunshine and being happy.

Tàiyang tàiyang,
太阳       太阳，
The sun, the sun,

Gěi wǒmen dàilái qì sè guāngcǎi.
给    我们     带来 七 色  光彩。
You bring us ...

Mandarin for Kids: 种太阳 (Zhòng tàiyang) Planting the Sun

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Key Learning Points (Preview):
播种 (bōzhòng) v. to grow / to plant

角落 (jiǎoluò) n. corner

Wǒ yǒu yí gè měilì  de yuànwàng,
我    有  一 个 美丽  的   愿望，
I have a beautiful wish,

Zhǎngdà yǐhòu néng bōzhòng tàiyang.
长大         以后   能      播种        ...

Mandarin Song for Children: 娃哈哈 (Wá hā hā) Wa Ha Ha (Beginner)

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Key Learning Points (Preview):
鲜艳 (xiānyàn): adj. bright colored

照耀 (zhàoyào): v. to shine

笑 (xiào): n./v. smile/to smile

Wǒmen de zǔguó shì huāyuán.
我们       的 ...

数鸭子 (Shǔ yāzi): Counting Ducks

Lyrics:

Mén qián dàqiáo xià,
门      前    大桥   下，
Under the bridge and in front of the gate,

Yóu guò yìqún yā.
游     过   一群  鸭。
A team of ducks are swimming by.

Kuài lái kuài lái shǔyishǔ,
快    来  快   来  数一数，
Hurry, hurry, come count,

Èr sì liù qī bā.
二 四 六七八。
Two, four, six, seven, eight.

Gāga gāga,
嘎嘎  嘎嘎，
Quack quack.

Zhēn ...

Tù māma yào qù shàngbān, tā qǐng lǎoláng zhàokàn xiǎo bǎobao.
兔  妈妈   要   去    上班，   她  请    老狼      照看     小    宝宝。
When Mother rabbit would go to work she would ask the wolf to take care of her little baby.

Xiǎo bǎobao xiǎng māma, tā wèn: “Lǎoláng Lǎoláng jǐ diǎn le?”
小     宝宝      想     妈妈，他 问：“ 老狼       老狼    几 点  了？”
When the little baby missed his mother he would ask: “What’s the time, Mr. Wolf?”

Lǎoláng huídá:  “Yī diǎn le.”
老狼       回答：“一 点   了。”
The wolf answered: “One o’clock.”

Xiǎo bǎobao xiǎng māma, tā wèn: “Lǎoláng Lǎoláng jǐ diǎn le?”
小     宝宝      想     妈妈，他  问：“老狼       老狼    几 点  了？”
When next the little baby missed his mother he asked: “What’s the time, Mr. Wolf?”

Lǎoláng huídá: “Liǎng diǎn le.”
老狼       回答：“两      点   了。”
The wolf answered: “Two o’clock.”

Xiǎo bǎobao xiǎng māma, tā wèn: “Lǎoláng Lǎoláng jǐ diǎn le?”
小     宝宝       想    妈妈，他 问：“老狼  ...

蚂蚁报恩 (Mǎyǐ bào'ēn) The Ant and the Dove

Key Learning Points (Preview):
蚂蚁 (mǎyǐ) n. ant

咬 (yǎo) v. to bite

Xiàtiān, yǒu yìzhī mǎyǐ bèi fēng guādàole chítáng lǐ.
夏天，   有  一只 蚂蚁 被   风     刮到了    池塘   里。
In summer, an ant fell into a pond.

Shùshàng de gēzi kàndào le, gǎnmáng jiāng yèzi diū jìn chítáng.
树上         的 鸽子 ...

Chinese Stories for Children

三个和尚没水喝 (Sāngè Héshang Méi Shuǐ Hē) Three Monks Had no Water for Drinking

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Key learning points (Preview):

和尚 (héshang): n. monk

挑水 (tiāoshuǐ): v. to draw water

Shānshàng yǒu zuò xiǎomiào, miàolǐ yǒu gè xiǎo héshang.
山上            有   座   小庙，     庙里  有    个 小     和尚。
There once was a teenage monk who lived in a temple ...

新年好 (xīnniánhǎo) Happy New Year 

Happy New Year is a children's song for New Year, and most Chinese kids are familiar with it. 

Xīnnián hǎo ya! Xīnnián hǎo ya!
新年      好  呀！新年     好  呀！
Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

Zhùhè dàjiā xīnnián hǎo!
祝贺   大家  新年     好！
Happy New Year to you all!

Wǒmen chànggē, wǒmen tiàowǔ.
我们       唱歌，     我们     ...

Key Learning Point (Preview):
毛遂自荐 (Máo Suí zìjiàn) to volunteer for a task; to recommend oneself for a difficult job

Idiom Story:
Máo Suí zài Zhàoguó dāile sān nián, què yìzhí bú bèi zhòngyòng.
毛     遂   在  赵国        待了  三   年，却   一直 不  被   重用。
In ancient China, there was a man named Mao Sui. ...

Wǒmen zhù nǐ Shèngdàn kuàilè,
我们 祝  你圣诞快乐，
Merry Christmas to you,

Wǒmen zhù nǐ Shèngdàn kuàilè,
我们 祝   你圣诞快乐，
Merry Christmas to you,

Wǒmen zhù nǐ Shèngdàn kuàilè,
我们 祝  你圣诞快乐，
Merry Christmas to you,

Zhù nǐ xīnnián kuàilè,
祝 你 新年 快乐，
Happy New Year to You.

Wǒmen zhù nǐ Shèngdàn kuàilè,
我们 祝 你 ...