Learn Chinese - Chinese Nursery Rhymes and Riddles
Learning Chinese nursery rhymes has many benefits. Nursery rhymes, Chinese riddles, and children's songs are usually short and concise, with a clear structure, beautiful melodies, and strong musicality and rhythm. The lyrics are catchy, rhyming, and deeply loved by children.
Firstly, Chinese nursery rhymes, Chinese riddles for kids, and children's songs often have simple and repetitive lyrics, making it easy for children to memorize and accept them. They are more willing to learn and learn faster and better, which boosts their confidence. Singing and dancing along while learning create a fun and relaxed atmosphere, making Chinese learning less boring.
Secondly, the strong rhythm and lively melodies of songs can help students better memorize and understand vocabulary and sentences. Combined with actions and dances, children can engage fully, making the memories more profound. With practice, they can effortlessly recall and retain what they've learned, enhancing pronunciation skills.
Thirdly, nursery rhymes, Chinese riddles, and songs often contain rich adjectives and metaphors, focusing on everyday objects like body parts, animals, numbers, and colors. This expands children's knowledge, sparks imagination and creativity, and improves language expression, enabling better self-expression.
Fourthly, nurturing a sense of rhythm and enjoyment of music from an early age has a positive effect on musical development.
Fifthly, it creates more opportunities for parent-child interaction, fostering closer relationships.
How to utilize nursery rhymes, Chinese riddles, and songs to help children learn Chinese?
1. Choose nursery rhymes, Chinese riddles, and songs with strong rhythm, beautiful melodies, catchy lyrics, and short length, with vivid and interesting content.
2. Parents should first read and explain the lyrics, including Chinese riddles, to their children, listen to the rhymes together, and sing along. Initially, they can slow down the pace and use exaggerated facial expressions and body movements to make it fun and engaging. Gradually, children can take the lead in singing.
3. Repeat playing and singing daily to deepen children's memory. After multiple practices, parents can try a call-and-response method, where they say/sing a line, and the child responds with the next line, boosting their confidence and language skills.
4. Incorporate animated videos of nursery rhymes, Chinese riddles, and songs to make learning more lively and enjoyable. Beautiful melodies and vibrant visuals make children more interested and enthusiastic about learning Chinese. There are many excellent online resources available, such as LingoAce's original Chinese nursery rhymes series.
LingoAce's original Chinese nursery rhymes have simple and lively melodies, high interactivity, and help improve children's cognitive abilities, hand-eye coordination, and observation skills. Parents, let's learn together with your children!
Below are carefully selected classic Chinese nursery rhymes, Chinese riddles, and songs, which are well-known and easy to learn. Parents can print out the lyrics and sing along with their children, making Chinese learning enjoyable and effortless!
当我们同在一起- The More We Get Together
当我们同在一起，在一起，在一起，
dāng wǒ men tóng zài yī qǐ, zài yī qǐ, zài yī qǐ,
当我们同在一起，其快乐无比。
dāng wǒ men tóng zài yī qǐ, qí kuài lè wú bǐ.
你对着我笑嘻嘻，我对着你笑哈哈，
nǐ duì zhe wǒ xiào xī xī, wǒ duì zhe nǐ xiào hā hā,
当我们同在一起，其快乐无比。
dāng wǒ men tóng zài yī qǐ, qí kuài lè wú bǐ.
When we're all together, together, together, when we're all together, it's so happy. You smile at me, I smile at you, when we're all together, it's so happy.
妹妹背着洋娃娃- Little Sister Carrying Her Doll
妹妹背着洋娃娃，走到花园来看花，
mèi mei bèi zhe yáng wá wá, zǒu dào huā yuán lái kàn huā,
娃娃哭了叫妈妈，树上小鸟笑哈哈。
wá wá kū le jiào mā mā, shù shàng xiǎo niǎo xiào hā hā.
Little sister carrying her doll, walking to the garden to see the flowers, The doll cries and calls for mommy, the birds on the tree laugh.
大象- Elephant
大象 大象 你的鼻子为什么那么长？
dà xiàng dà xiàng nǐ de bízi wèishéme nàme zhǎng?
妈妈说鼻子长才是漂亮。
māmā shuō bízi zhǎng cái shì piàoliang.
Elephant, elephant, why is your nose so long? Mama said: Long nose is beautiful.
小蜜蜂- Little Bees
嗡嗡嗡 嗡嗡嗡 大家一起去做工
wēng wēng wēng wēng wēng wēng dàjiā yì qǐ qù zuògōng
来匆匆 去匆匆 做工兴味浓
lái cōngcōng qù cōngcōng zuògōng xìngwèi nóng
天暖花好不做工 将来哪里好过冬
tiān nuǎn huā hǎobù zuògōng jiānglái nǎlǐ hǎo guòdōng
嗡嗡嗡 嗡嗡嗡 别学懒惰虫
wēng wēng wēng wēng wēng wēng bié xué lǎnduò chóng
Buzzing, buzzing, everyone goes to work together. Come quickly, go quickly, it's fun to work. When it's warm and flowers bloom, if we don't work, how will we survive winter? Buzzing, buzzing, don't be lazy bugs.
剪刀石头布- Paper, Scissors and Rock
好朋友 我们行个礼，握握手 来猜拳。
hǎo péng yǒu wǒ men xíng gè lǐ, wò wò shǒu lái cāi quán.
石头 布 看谁赢。 输了 就要跟我走。
shí tou bù kàn shéi yíng. Shū le jiù yào gēn wǒ zǒu.
Good friends, let's greet each other, shake hands, and play rock-paper-scissors. Rock, paper... who wins? If you lose, you have to follow me.
紫竹萧- A Bamboo Flute Tune
一根紫竹直苗苗，送给宝宝做管萧。
yī gēn zǐ zhú zhí miáo miáo, sòng gěi bǎo bǎo zuò guǎn xiāo.
萧儿对正口，口儿对正萧，
xiāo er duì zhèng kǒu, kǒu er duì zhèng xiāo,
萧中吹出诗新调，
xiāo zhōng chuī chū shī xīn diào,
小宝宝，一滴一滴学会了，
xiǎo bǎo bǎo, yī di yī di xué huì liao,
小宝宝，一滴一滴学会了。
xiǎo bǎo bǎo, yī di yī di xuéhuì liao.
Purple bamboo stick straight and tall, made into a flute for the baby. Put the flute to the mouth, the mouth to the flute, play a new tune on the flute. Little baby, learns bit by bit.
两只老虎- Two Tigers
两只老虎，两只老虎，跑的快 跑的快，
liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ, liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ, pǎo de kuài pǎo de kuài,
一只没有眼睛，一只没有尾巴，真奇怪！真奇怪！
yī zhǐ méi yǒu yǎn jīng, yī zhǐ méi yǒu wěi bā, zhēn qí guài! zhēn qí guài!
Two tigers, two tigers, running fast, running fast. One has no eyes, one has no tail, how strange! How strange!
哈巴狗- A Pug
一只哈巴狗，坐在大门口，
yī zhǐ hǎ bā gǒu, zuò zài dà mén kǒu,
眼睛黑黝黝，想吃肉骨头，
yǎn jīng hēi yǒu yǒu, xiǎng chī ròu gǔ tou,
一只哈巴狗，吃完肉骨头，
yī zhǐ hǎ bā gǒu, chī wán ròu gǔ tou,
尾巴摇一摇，向我点点头。
wěi bā yáo yī yáo, xiàng wǒ diǎn diǎn tóu.
A pug sitting by the front door, with dark black eyes, wanting to eat meaty bones. The pug finishes the meaty bones, wags its tail and nods to me.
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