Xīnnián dào, xīnnián dào. 新年 到， 新年 到。 The New Year has arrived. Chuān xīnyī, dài xīnmào. 穿 新衣，戴 新帽。 We wear the new clothes and the new hats. Jiàn le miàn, hāhā xiào. 见 了 面， 哈哈 笑。 We meet each other and laugh …
Lǎohǔ yù lǎoshǔ, 老虎 遇 老鼠， The tiger met the mouse, Lǎoshǔ yù lǎohǔ, 老鼠 遇 老虎， The mouse met the tiger, Lǎohǔ yǎo lǎoshǔ, 老虎 咬 老鼠， The tiger tried to bite the mouse, Lǎoshǔ duǒ lǎohǔ, 老鼠 躲 老虎， The mouse hid itself …
Shān shànɡ yìzhī hǔ, 山 上 一只 虎，
There is a tiger in the mountain, lín zhōng yìzhī lù, 林 中 一只 鹿，
there is a deer in the forest, lù biān yìzhī zhū, 路 边 一只 猪，
there is a pig by the roadside, …
In the video the husband tries to master the four tones of “ma.”
In the process, he made a lot of mistakes. But with the help of his wife, he gradually mastered the four tones.
Is it really so hard to master Chinese tones?
Today …
Jiǎndāo shítou bù, hāha, nǐ shū le. Lái! 剪刀 石头 布，哈哈，你输 了。来！
Rock-Paper-Scissors, ha-ha, you lose. Come here. Jiǎndāo shítou bù, hāhaha, nǐ yòu shū le. Lái! 剪刀 石头 布，哈哈哈，你 又 输 了。 来！
Rock-Paper-Scissors, ha-ha-ha, you lose again. Come here! Jiǎndāo shítou bù, nǐ …
Dàtù dùzi dà, xiǎotù dùzi xiǎo. 大兔 肚子大，小兔 肚子 小。
The abdomen of the big rabbit is big. The abdomen of the small rabbit is small. Dàtù bǐ xiǎotù dùzi dà, xiǎotù bǐ dàtù dùzi xiǎo. 大兔 比 小兔 肚子大，小兔 比 大兔 肚子 小。
The …
Wǒ ài wǒ de yòu’éryuán, 我 爱 我 的 幼儿园，
I love my kindergarten, Yòu’éryuán lǐ péngyou duō, 幼儿园 里 朋友 多，
I have many friends in the kindergarten, Yòu chànggē lái yòu tiàowǔ, 又 唱歌 来 又 跳舞，
We sing and dance, Dàjiā yìqǐ …
Little Dogs, My Good Friends
Xiǎogǒu xiǎogǒu wǒ de hǎo péngyou, 小狗 小狗 我 的 好 朋友， Little dogs are my good friends,
Gěi nǐ gěi nǐ yíkuài xiǎo gǔtou, 给 你 给 你 一块 小 骨头， I’ll give you a piece of bone,
Wānɡ …
Dàyǔ Hé Xiǎoyǔ 大雨 和 小雨
Heavy Rain and Light Rain
Dàyǔ huā lālā, 大雨 哗 啦啦， Heavy rain shatters,
xiǎoyǔ xī lìlì, 小雨 淅沥沥， Light rain patters,
huā lālā xī lìlì, 哗 啦啦淅沥沥， Shatters, patters,
xiǎocǎo xiào xīxī. 小草 笑 嘻嘻。 The grass is …
Zhōngqiūjié 中秋节 Mid-autumn Festival
Zhōngqiūjié, yuèguāngguāng, 中秋节， 月 光光， Mid-autumn Festival, the moon is shining,
Quánjiā yìqǐ kàn yuèliɑng. 全家 一起 看 月亮。 All of us get together to see the moon.
Yuè ér yuán, yuè ér liàng, 月 儿 圆， 月 儿 亮， The …
Yánsè gē 颜色 歌 The Song of Color
Lánsè shì měilì tiānkōng de yánsè 蓝色 是 美丽 天空 的 颜色 Blue is the color of the beautiful sky.
Hóngsè shì xióngxiong ránshāo de huǒyàn 红色 是 熊熊 燃烧 的 火焰 Red is the color of …
Xiǎohuāmāo 小花猫
The Little Cat Xiǎohuāmāo zhēn měilì. 小花猫 真 美丽。
The little cat is so pretty.
Yìtiāndàowǎn xiàomīmi. 一天到晚 笑眯眯。
It smiles all day long.
Xiǎohuāmāo wǒ ài nǐ. 小花猫 我 爱 你。
Little cat, I love you.
Qǐng nǐ tóng wǒ lái yóuxì. …
Shíèr shēngxiāo gē 十二 生肖 歌 The Chinese Zodiac Song
Xiǎolǎoshǔ dǎtóur lái, 小老鼠 打头儿 来， The little rat is the first to come.
Niú bǎ tír tái, 牛 把 蹄儿 抬， The ox lifts up its hoof.
Lǎohǔ huítóu yìshēng hǒu, 老虎 回头 一声 …
“We have to choose the best location, hire a French designer, a British butler wearing a wig stands within the building, and looking like a gentleman. When proprietors come, he will say to them “May I help you, Sir?”, no matter how busy he is! …
xiǎo lǎoshǔ bānjiā 小 老鼠 搬家
Chūntiān dào le, tiānqì mànman zhuǎn nuǎn, bīngxuě yě kāishǐ rónghuà le. 春天 到 了，天气 慢慢 转 暖， 冰雪 也 开始 融化 了。
As spring comes, the weather turns …
wūyā hē shuǐ 乌鸦 喝 水
Zhèyìnián xiàtiān lǎo yě búxiàyǔ， 这一年 夏天 老 也 不下雨，
It didn’t rain in the summer this year. xiǎohé lǐ hé shuǐtáng lǐ de shuǐ dōu bèi shàigān le。 小河 里 和 水塘 里 的 …
三石山 (Sānshíshān) Three-stone Mountain
Wǒjiā zhùzài Sānshíshān, 我家 住在 三石山，
My family is living on the Three-stone Mountain.
shānqián shānhòu sānzuòshān, 山前 山后 三座山，
Front and back, there are three mountains in total.
shānxià yǒuzuò shuǐdiànzhàn, 山下 有座 水电站，
A hydropower station is located at …
Do you remember the meaning of 单身 (dānshēn)? What about 单身汉 (dānshēn hàn) and 光棍儿 (guāng gùnr)? Have you tried to use them in your daily Chinese? Continuing with the topic of love statuses, we offer you three more types of love for Valentine’s Day.…
Valentine’s Day is coming, and all over the world people are buying chocolates, cards, and getting ready to celebrate with that special someone. But what about you? Do you have a special someone? We know that love can be a complicated affair, so today we’re …
In the previous issue we introduced four keywords about Spring Festival: 春运 (chūnyùn), 春晚 (chūnwǎn), 春联 (chūnlián) and 压岁钱 (yāsuìqián). Of course, there are more than 4 words to learn about Chinese New Year, so today we’ll continue our discussion to bring you up to …
