Chinese Nursery Rhyme – 健康操(jiànkāng cāo) Healthy Workout


Dàjiā lái zuò jiànkāng cāo,
大家  来  做   健康      操,
Let’s work out together.

Shēn shēn bì ya wān wān yāo,
伸       伸    臂 呀   弯  弯    腰,
We stretch our arms and bend over,

Tī  tī  tuǐ bèng bèng tiào,
踢 踢 腿  蹦     蹦      跳,
Kick our legs and jump,

Wǒmen zuì ài jiànkāng cāo.
我们      最  爱   健康     操。
We love working out the most.

Dàjiā lái zuò jiànkāng cāo,
大家  来  做    健康      操,
Let’s work out together,

Shēn shēn bì ya wān wān yāo,
伸        伸   臂 呀  弯    弯   腰,
We stretch our arms and bend over,

Niǔ yì niǔ a  yáo yì yáo,
扭  一  扭 啊 摇  一  摇,
Twist and wave.

Jiānchí duànliàn shēntǐ hǎo.
坚持      锻炼        身体   好。
Keep exercising. It’s good for your body.

Vocabulary:
1. 腰(yāo)  n. waist
Jiějie de yāo hěn xì .
姐姐  的  腰   很  细。
My elder sister’s waist is very slim.

2. 腿(tuǐ)  n. leg
 Yáo Míng de tuǐ zhēn cháng!
姚    明     的  腿    真    长!
Yao Ming’s legs are so long!

3. 身体(shēntǐ)   n. body
Zhù nín shēntǐ jiànkāng!
祝    您   身体    健康!
I wish you good health!

Quizzes:

1. The girl is hula-hooping with her ___.
A. 胸(xiōng)
B. 腰(yāo)
C. 头(tóu)

2. We use our ___ for walking, running, and jumping.
A. 腿(tuǐ)
B. 手(shǒu)
C. 脸(liǎn)

3. If Bob says, “我身体很好。(Wǒ shēntǐ hěn hǎo.)” It means that ___.
A. His body is healthy.
B. He is handsome.
C. He is good at exercising.

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