Guess The Fruit.
Tā shì huángsède, xiàng wānwān de yuèliang. 1. 它 是 黄色的， 像 弯弯 的 月亮。
It is yellow and like the curved moon. Tā shì hóngsède, yuányuánde. 2. 它 是 红色的， 圆圆的。
It is red and round. Tā shì zǐsède, xiǎoxiǎode yuányuánde. 3. 它 是 …
Mandarin for Kids
Chinese Song: 过新年 (Guò xīnnián) Celebrating The New Year
Key Learning Points (Preview):
过新年 (Guò xīnnián): v. to celebrate the New Year
跳舞 (tiàowǔ): v. to dance
Guò xīnnián ya, dōng dōng dōng dōng qiàng, 过 新年 呀， 咚 咚 咚 咚 呛， We are celebrating the New Year, Tong Tong Tong Tong Qiang …
Four Words For Every Child’s Merry Christmas
Christmas is coming along with everybody’s favorite jolly fat man! In today’s lesson, we’ll take a look at the four most popular Chinese words for kids during Christmas time. And for any kids reading: study hard, be kind and we’ll all keep our fingers crossed …
Chinese Idiom: 钻牛角尖 To Rush Into A Dead End
“钻牛角尖 (zuān niújiǎojiān)” refers to someone who wastes time and effort trying to figure out an insignificant or insoluble problem. Sometimes this idiom is used to describe a narrow-minded person.
Key Learning Point (Preview):
钻牛角尖 (zuān niújiǎojiān): to get into a dead end
Yìzhī lǎoshǔ …
Chinese Idiom: 滴水穿石 Dripping Water Wears Away Stone.
The idiom “滴水穿石 (dīshuǐchuānshí)” more literally means that constantly dripping water can wear away stone.
Now it is used to mean that you can succeed if you persist. It also can be written as “水滴石穿 (shuǐdīshíchuān).”
Let’s read about the origin of this idiom.
Key …
A Chinese Riddle: 猜猜我是谁 Guess Who Am I?
Key Learning Points (Preview): 弯腰 (wān yāo): v. to bow down
点头 (diǎn tóu): v. to nod one’s head
Listen to the whole riddle
Cāicai wǒ shì shuí? 猜猜 我 是 谁？
Guess who am I? Wǒ chángcháng cóng nǐ shēn biān jīngguò, 我 常常 …
Chinese Riddle: 我是谁？(Wǒ shì shuí?) Who Am I?
Key Learning Points (Preview): 跑 (pǎo): v. to run
有时候 (yǒushíhou): adv. sometimes
Nǐmen zhīdào wǒ shì shuí ma? 你们 知道 我 是 谁 吗？
Do you know who am I? Tàiyáng yì chūlái, wǒ jiù biànchéngle “qì”, 太阳 一 出来，我 就 变成了 “汽”，
When …
Chinese Song: Two Little Bees
两只小蜜蜂 (Liǎng zhī xiǎo mìfēng) Two Little Bees
Watch this video to listen to the song:
Key Learning Points (Preview):
飞 (fēi) v. to fly
左 (zuǒ) n./adj. left
Liǎng zhī xiǎo mìfēng, fēi zài huācóng zhōng. 两 只 小 蜜 蜂， 飞 在 花 …
A Chinese story— The Fox And The Grapes
A Chinese story— The Fox and the Grapes
Aesop’s Fable “the Fox and the Grapes” is a very interesting and educational children”s story told in China, which is also good for adults. This tale about “sour grapes” will help parents educate their children.
Listen to …
A Chinese Story: 神笔马良 Ma Liang And The Magic Pen
神笔马良 (Shénbǐ Mǎ Liáng) Ma Liang and the Magic Pen
“神笔马良 (Shénbǐ Mǎ Liáng) Ma Liang and the Magic Pen” is a very famous and interesting story for children in China. Magic is a mysterious thing that kids are interested in, so this story is …
How to Say The Names Of Cold Drinks In Chinese? (Beginner)
Summer is coming! So let’s list some popular cold drinks and treats and teach the children how to say them in Chinese.
Example
Āyí, wǒ yào mǎi yìpíng chéngzhī. A: 阿姨， 我 要 买 一瓶 橙汁。
Ms., I want to buy a bottle of orange …
Chinese Song: 爸爸好 (Bàba hǎo) Good Ol’ Dad
爸爸好 (Bàba hǎo) Good Ol’ Dad
Key Learning Points (Preview):
爸爸 (bàba): n. father/dad
多 (duō): adj. many
Father’s Day is coming up. Today we’ll learn how to sing this Chinese song for our fathers, and how to say to them “父亲节快乐 (Fùqīnjié kuàilè)” …
Nursery Rhyme: 单韵母歌 (Dān yùnmǔ gē) The Song Of Simple Finals
This is a nursery rhymethat can help children learn the six simple finals (a, o, e, i, u, ü) in the Chinese pinyin alphabet. 单 韵母 六 兄弟，
The six simple finals are all buddies. a, o, e, i, u, ü, a、o、e、i、u、ü，
a, o, …
A Chinese Nursery Rhyme About The Dragon Boat Festival (Beginner)
During the Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese people often eat rice dumplings. In this online Chinese lesson, we share a nursery rhyme about rice dumplings for kids learning Chinese.
Key Learning Points (Preview):
香 (xiāng): adj. delicious
糖 (táng) n. sugar
Táo’r hóng, 桃儿 红， The …
Chinese For Kids: How To Say Body Parts In Chinese? (Beginner)
Do you know how to say body parts in Chinese? For instance, how do you say “mouth” and “eye?” Now, let’s look at the pictures and learn to speak the Mandarin words for some body parts together!
Example:
Tā de zuǐba zhǎngde hěn kě’ài. 她 …
Kids’ Chinese Song: 只要妈妈露笑脸 If Only My Mother Smiles
Mother’s day is coming. In this Chinese lesson for kids, we prepare a sweet song for our dearest moms. Let’s learn and enjoy this beautiful song together.
Watch the video and listen to the song:
Key Learning Points (Preview): 笑 (xiào) v.to smile
云 (yún)…
Learn “大 (dà)” And “小 (xiǎo)” Through A Kids’ Chinese Nursery Rhyme (Beginner)
Key Learning Points (Preview): 大 (dà): adj. big
小 (xiǎo): adj. small
太阳、地球和月亮 (Taiyáng, Dìqiú hé Yuèliang) Sun, Earth and Moon
The Sun is big. dìqiú xiǎo, 地球 小,
The Earth is small. dìqiú ràozhe tàiyáng pǎo. 地球 绕着 太阳 跑。
The Earth runs around …
Chinese Story For Kids: A Gecko Chases His Own Tail
小壁虎借尾巴 (Xiǎo bìhǔjiè wěiba) The Story of the Gecko’s Tail
Key Learning Points (Preview):
借 (jiè): v. to borrow
新 (xīn): adj. new
Read the story for kids in our online Chinese lessons:
Yì zhī xiǎo bìhǔ zhèng pā zài qiáng shàng zhuō wénzi. …
Chinese Nursery Rhyme For Kids: Doing Morning Exercises Every Day (Beginner)
天天做早操 (Tiāntiān zuò zǎocāo) Doing Morning Exercises Everyday
Is your kid in the habit of doing morning exercises? Well, let’s study the Chinese language while enjoying this nursery rhyme: “Doing Morning Exercises Everyday.”
Key Learning Points (Preview):
早操 (zǎocāo) n. morning exercises
学生 (xuésheng) …
Kids’ Chinese Nursery Rhyme: 我的好妈妈 My Dear Mother
Kids’ Chinese Song – 我的好妈妈 (Wǒ de hǎo māma) My Dear Mother
“My Dear Mother” is a well-known nursery rhyme in China, from which we can hear how considerate Chinese kids are, and learn Chinese through our Kids Chinese lessons online now!
Key Learning Points …