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Chinese Nursery Rhyme-小鸟小鸟(Xiǎoniǎo xiǎoniǎo) Little Bird



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    …

Chinese Nursery Rhyme-两只小象(liǎnɡzhī xiǎoxiànɡ) Two Little Elephants

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. …

Chinese Nursery Rhyme-弯弯的月亮小小的船(Wānwān de yuèliang xiǎo xiǎo de chuán) The Curved Moon And The Small Ship

Wān wān de yuè ér xiǎo xiǎo de chuán, 弯     弯    的 月   儿 小    小   的    船, The curved moon and the small ship,

Xiǎo xiǎo de chuán ér liǎngtóu jiān. 小     小   的    船    儿    两头     尖。 Both ends of the small ship …

Chinese Nursery Rhyme – 巧巧手 (qiǎo qiǎo shǒu ) The Clever Hands 

Qiǎo qiǎo shǒu qiǎo qiǎo shǒu, 巧      巧     手, 巧    巧      手, The clever hands, the clever hands,

zhǎngzhe shígè xiǎo zhǐtou  长着         十个   小    指头。 have ten fingers.

Nǐ bāng wǒ lái wǒ bāng nǐ, 你 帮     我  来 我   帮    你, We help …

Tongue Twister—黄花儿和红花儿 (huánghuār hé hónghuār) The Yellow Flowers And The Red Flowers

 Huánghuār huáng, hónghuār hóng. 黄花儿            黄,    红花儿     红。 The yellow flowers are yellow and the red flowers are red.

Hónghuār huánghuār hóng yòu huáng. 红花儿         黄花儿       红    又     黄, The red flowers and the yellow flowers are red and yellow.

Huánghuār hónghuār huáng yòu …

Chinese Nursery Rhyme-圆圆歌(Yuán Yuán Gē) The Round Rhyme

Shénme yuányuán hón tōngtōng? 什么        圆圆          红    彤彤? What is round and red? Tàiyáng yuányuán hón tōngtōng. 太阳         圆圆          红  彤彤。 The sun is round and red. Shénme yuányuán xiǎng dōngdōng? 什么          圆圆          响    咚咚? What is round and beating? Xiǎogǔ yuányuán xiǎng dōngdōng. 小鼓         …

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