Chinese for Kids Blog

逆水行舟，不进则退。
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bú jìn zé tuì
He who does not advance loses ground.

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This is a quiz about China, its history and culture from Timesonline. Try it and test your knowledge about China!

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开卷有益。
kāi quàn yǒu yì
Reading enriches the mind.

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欲图逸，得先劳。
yù tú yì , dé xiān láo
He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens.

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Really beautiful music, really amazing lyrics. Every single word, like classic Chinese, has several subtle meanings which makes it an impossible mission to be translated. I therefore only list the lyrics in Chinese here. Just by looking at the words, it is an enjoyment of arts, don’t you feel so? Not to mention the great music…

青花瓷 |Qing Hua Ci| Blue and White Porcelain

曲:- 周杰倫
Qu:- Zhou Jie Lun
Music:- Jay Chou

詞:- 方文山
Ci:- Fang Wen Shan
Lyrics:- Vincent Fang

素胚勾勒出青花笔锋浓转淡
su pei gou le chu qing hua bi feng nong zhuan dan

瓶身描绘的牡丹一如你初妆
ping shen miao hui de mu dan yi ru ni chu zhuang

冉冉檀香透過窗心事我了然
ran ran tan xiang tou gou chuang xin shi wo liao ran

宣紙上走笔至此搁一半
xuan zhi shang zou bi zhi ci ge yi ban

釉色渲染仕女图韵味被私藏
you se xuan ran shi nv tu yun wei bei si cang

而妳嫣然的一笑如含苞待放
er ni yan ran de yi xiao ru han bao dai fang

妳的美一缕飘散 去到我去不了的地方
ni de mei yi lv piao san / qu dao wo qu bu liao de di fang

＃天青色等烟雨 而我在等妳 (1)
tian qing se deng yan yu / er wo zai deng ni
The perfect shade of blue awaits the right weather, like how I wait for you

炊烟裊裊升起 隔江千万里
chui yan niao niao sheng qi / ge jiang qian wan li

在瓶底书汉隶仿前朝的飘逸
zai ping di shu han li fang qian zhao de piao yi

就当我为遇见你伏笔
jiu dang wo wei yu jian ni fu bi

＊天青色等烟雨 而我在等你 (1)
tian qing se deng yan yu / er wo zai deng ni

月色被打捞起 晕开了洁局
yue se bei da lao qi / yun kai liao jie ju

如传世的青花瓷自顾自美丽 你眼帶笑意
ru zhuan shi de qing hua ci zi gu zi mei li / ni yan dai xiao yi

色白花青的锦鲤跃然于碗底
se bai hua qing de jin li yue ran yu wan di

临摹宋体落款时却惦记着你 （2）
lin mo song ti luo kan shi que dian ji zhe ni

你隐藏在窑烧里千年的秘密
ni yin cang zai yao shao li qian nian de mi mi

极细腻犹如绣花针落地
ji xi ni you ru xiu hua zhen luo di

帘外芭蕉惹骤雨门环惹铜绿 (3)
lian wai ba jiao re zhou yu men huan re tong lv

而我路过那江南小怎镇惹了你 (3)
er wo lu guo na jiang nan xiao zhen re le ni

在泼墨山水画(4) 里 你从墨色深处被隐去(5)
zai po mo shan shui hua li / ni cong mo se shen chu bei yin qu

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Another one from Miffy and Friends. Show it to your children. Enjoy it together…

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Repetition is the key for little children to learn a language. That is why we observe a child repeat everything s/he hears until one day s/he can use the new words. In an environment the language is spoken most of the time, it is easy for the child to receive enough input; but what about an environment that the language is not used; for example, learning Chinese in a foreign country while the parents are not Chinese?

The best way for little ones to learn a foreign language is to introduce good cartoons and let him/her watch it over and over until the child knows it by heart. So here I am going to introduce an excellent cartoon series: Miffy and Her Friends. Simple pictures, simple sentences, enough repetition. Little children love Miffy, they for sure will love this Miffy who speaks Chinese!

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