Chūntiān lǐ yǒu yángguāng, 春天 里 有 阳光， There is sunlight in the spring,
Shùlín lǐ yǒu huāxiāng, 树林 里 有 花香， There are fragrant flowers in the forest,
Xiǎoniǎo xiǎoniǎo, 小鸟 小鸟， Little bird, little bird.
Nǐ zìyóu de fēixiáng. 你 自由 地 …
Liǎngzhī xiǎoxiàng hébiān zǒu, 两只 小象 河边 走， Two little elephants walk along the river. Jiànmiàn yáng qǐ bízi gōu yì gōu, 见面 扬 起 鼻子 勾 一 勾， They raise their trunks and hook them together when they meet. Jiù xiàng liǎnggè hǎo péngyou. …
Correct Answer: B Unless you are superhero, you probably don’t know how to get to each and every one of your destinations. Instead, you have to swallow your pride, approach a stranger, and ask for some help in finding your way. It becomes even more …
After sharing an image of his adorable 3-year-old daughter online for the first time, Chinese writer 韩寒(hánhán) earned the name “国民岳父(guómín yuèfù) Father-in-law of the Nation” or “岳父大人(yuèfùdàrén).”
He jokingly earned the title from netizens who proclaimed their desire to marry his beautiful daughter. You …
Hé lǐ xiǎoyú yóu yóu yóu, 河 里 小鱼 游 游 游， The little fish swims in the river,
Yáo yáo wěiba diǎn diǎn tóu, 摇 摇 尾巴 点 点 头， It shakes its tail and nods its head,
Yíhuìr shàng yíhuìr xià, 一会儿 上 …
All kinds of colors (color words in Chinese)
make our world vivid and beautiful. Like in English, there are also many color words in Chinese, and “黑(hēi)” is one of them. “黑(hēi)” is an adjective that can be used to describe something that …
Correct Answer: A In the Chinese language, there are two sentence structures which are often used in people’s daily conversations. They are “verb + 一下(yíxià)” and “verb + 一会儿(yíhuìr).” In these sentence structures, both “一下(yíxià)” and “一会儿(yíhuìr)” have similar meanings indicating how long the action …
As a Mandarin newbie, the two simple Chinese words “婆婆(pópo)” and “妈妈(māma)” may be familiar to you. “婆婆(pópo)” means mother-in-law and “妈妈(māma)” means mother. However, when these two Chinese words are combined, they create the word “婆婆妈妈(pópomāmā).” Do Chinese people use it to refer to …
Correct Answer: A People often mention locations and place names in their daily communication. However, how do we go about describing where we are or where something takes place in Chinese? And in what order should we use those place words? Chinese place names are …
The picture above shows two types of girls faced with a fierce dog. One of them is scared and hiding behind a boy while the other tames it, which demonstrates a typical image of a “女汉子 (nǚhànzi).” This has become a popular catchphrase in recent …
If you ask your Chinese friends what the hottest Chinese reality show is nowadays, they will probably answer, “爸爸去哪儿(Bàba Qù Nǎr) Where Are We Going, Dad?” The show features some of the most popular Chinese celebrities and their children, putting them to the test to …
Zài nà shān de nàbiān hǎi de nàbiān yǒu yìqún lán jīnglíng 在 那 山 的 那边 海 的 那边 有 一群 蓝 精灵 There are a group of Smurfs along the mountains and the sea.
Tāmen huópō yòu cōngmíng 他们 活泼 又 聪明 They …
Qǐng bǎ wǒde gē dài huí nǐde jiā 请 把 我的 歌 带 回 你的 家 Take my song with you when you go back home
Qǐng bǎ nǐde wēixiào liúxià 请 把 你的 微笑 留下 But never take your smile away
Qǐng bǎ wǒde …
Yì shuānɡ xiǎo xiǎoshǒu, 一 双 小 小手， One pair of small hands,
Shí ɡè shǒu zhǐtou, 十 个 手 指头。 With ten fingers.
Bān shǒu suàn suànshù, 扳 手 算 算术， We account with the fingers,
Yī sān wǔ qī jiǔ. 一 三 五 …
Yī èr sān sì wǔ liù, 一 二 三 四 五 六， One, two, three, four, five, six,
Wàipó jiā yǒu jiùjiu, 外婆 家 有 舅舅， I have an uncle in my grandma’s family.
Liù wǔ sì sān èr yī, 六 五 四 三 二 …
Yìzhī shǒu, liǎngzhī shǒu, 一 只 手， 两只 手， One hand, two hands,
Wò chéng liǎngzhī xiǎo quántou, 握 成 两只 小 拳头， Make them into two little fists.
Xiǎo quántou shēn kāi lái, 小 拳头 伸 开 来， Stretch your fists open.
Zhǎng chū …
Learn how to call your family members through the Chinese Family Tree
Bàba de bàba jiào shénme? 爸爸 的 爸爸 叫 什么？ What do you call your father’s father?
Bàba de bàba jiào yéye. 爸爸 的 爸爸 叫 爷爷。 Your father’s father is your …
Wǒ ài wǒ de bàba, 我 爱 我 的 爸爸，
I love my daddy, Yě ài wǒ de māma, 也 爱 我 的 妈妈，
I love my mommy too, Bàba māma dōu ài wǒ ya. 爸爸 妈妈 都 爱 我 呀。
Daddy and mommy both …
Liǎng gè xiǎo wáwa ya, zhèngzài dǎdiànhuà ya, 两 个 小 娃娃 呀，正在 打 电话 呀，
Two little kids are making phone calls. Wéi wéi wéi, nǐ zài nǎlǐ ya? 喂 喂 喂，你 在 哪里 呀？
Hey hey hey, where are you? Āi āi …
Correct Answer: B “
” means “also” or “too”. When you do something that someone else also does, you could use “也(yě)”, as in “我也爱唱歌(Wǒyě ài chànggē), I also love singing,” and “我们也爱唱歌(Wǒmen yě ài chànggē), We also love singing.” The subject can be …
