Chinese Song for Kids: A Doll Dances with a Little Bear (Beginner)

Are you wondering how to learn Chinese with joy? Learning Chinese songs may be a good way to enjoy Chinese music at the same progress in your Chinese learning. So please listen to this well-known Chinese song for kids and learn some Chinese knowledge from it.

Key Learning Points (Preview):

洋娃娃 (yángwáwa): n. doll

小熊 (xiǎoxióng): n. little bear

跳舞 (tiàowǔ): v. to dance

Yángwáwa hé xiǎoxióng tiàowǔ,
洋娃娃        和  小熊          跳舞，
A doll dances with a little bear,

Tiào ya tiào ya yī èr yī.
跳     呀 跳   呀 一二一。
Dancing and dancing, one-two-one.

Tāmen zài tiào yuánquānwǔ ya,
他们     在  跳    圆圈舞          呀，
They dance in a circle,

Tiào ya tiào ya yī èr yī.
跳    呀  跳   呀 一二一。
Dancing and dancing, one-two-one.

Xiǎoxióng xiǎoxióng diǎndiǎntóu ya,
小熊           小熊         点点头        呀，
The little bear nods his head.

Diǎndiǎntóu ya yī èr yī.
点点头          呀 一二一。
Nodding and nodding, one-two-one.

Xiǎo yángwáwa xiào qǐ lái la,
小     洋娃娃       笑   起 来 啦，
The little doll laughs,

Xiào ya xiào ya hā hā hā.
笑     呀 笑   呀  哈 哈 哈。
Laughing and laughing, ha, ha, ha.

Yángwáwa hé xiǎoxióng tiàowǔ,
洋娃娃        和     小熊       跳舞，
A doll dances with a little bear,

Tiào ya tiào ya yī èr yī.
跳    呀  跳   呀 一二一。
Dancing and dancing, one-two-one.

Tāmen tiào de duōme hǎo ya,
他们      跳 得    多么    好   呀，
They dance very well,

Duōme hǎo ya yī èr yī.
多么      好   呀 一二一。
Very well indeed, one-two-one.

Wǒmen yě lái tiào gè wǔ ya,
我们      也 来  跳    个 舞 呀，

Let us dance as well,

Tiào ya tiào ya yī èr yī.
跳     呀 跳   呀 一二一。
Dancing and dancing, one-two-one.

Key Learning Points：    

Example:

Wèile jiǎnglì Fēifei zài hànyǔkè shàng de yōuxiù biǎoxiàn,
为了   奖励    菲菲  在 汉语课     上      的  优秀   表现，
māma gěi tā mǎile yí gè yángwáwa.
妈妈    给  她 买了  一 个 洋娃娃。
In order to reward Feifei’s excellent performance in her 

, her mom bought a doll for Feifei.

“小 (xiǎo)” means little, small or young, such as “小狗 (xiǎogǒu) puppy.” “熊 (xióng)” means bear.

Nà gè xiǎoxióng nàozhōng zhēn kěài!
那  个   小熊         闹钟         真    可爱！
That bear-shaped alarm clock is pretty lovely.

Example:

Zhè shǒu dònggǎn de gēqǔ ràng wǒ xiǎng tiàowǔ.
这    首     动感       的   歌曲  让    我   想      跳舞。
This dynamic song makes me want to dance.

生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary:

点头 (diǎntóu): v. to nod

歌曲 (gēqǔ): n. song

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