The Race between the Hare and the Tortoise (Beginner) 龟兔赛跑
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"The Hare and the Tortoise" is a remarkable story, well-known among both children and adults in China. It is great material in Chinese for kids to learn.
Listen to the whole story:
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Wūguī pǎo báitù tiào,
乌龟 跑 白兔 跳，
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The tortoise ran. The hare jumped.
chángcháng lù bǐsài pǎo.
长长 路 比赛 跑。
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They were having a long distance race.
Xiǎo tùzi hěn jiāoào,
小 兔子 很 骄傲，
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The hare was very proud of his speed,
bàn lùshang shuìzháo le.
半 路上 睡着 了。
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and he slept midway through.
Xiǎo wūguī bùtíng pǎo,
小 乌龟 不停 跑，
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But the tortoise kept running without stopping,
dào hòulái jìng xiāndào.
到 后来 竟 先到。
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till he was the first to reach the finish line.
Xiǎo wūguī hāhā xiào,
小 乌龟 哈哈 笑，
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In the end, the tortoise laughed happily,
xiǎo báitù xiū sǐle.
小 白兔 羞 死了。
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and the hare felt very ashamed.
Vocabulary:
白兔(báitù) n. hare
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乌龟(wūguī) n. tortoise
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跑(pǎo) v. to run
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骄傲(jiāoào) adj. proud
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羞(xiū) adj. ashamed
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Read the detailed information of the story:
龟兔赛跑 (guī tù sàipăo) The Race Competition between Rabbit and Tortoise
Chinese for kids—Learn how to say and write Chinese with songs:
Yup, that’ll do it. You have my aprpeciatoin.