Most Popular Chinese Nursery Rhymes (Volume I) by eChineseLearning - HTML preview

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img214.png(Yáng wáwa hé xiaoxióng tiàowu)

A Doll Dances with a Little Bear

Yáng wáwa hé xiaoxióng tiàowu,

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A doll dances with a little bear,

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Tiào ya tiào ya yi èr yi.

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Dancing and dancing, one-two-one.

Xiaoxióng xiaoxióng dian dian tóu ya,

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The little bear nods his head.

Dian dian tóu ya yi èr yi.

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Nodding and nodding, one-two-one.

Xiao yáng wáwa xiào qi lái la,

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The little doll laughs,

Xiào ya xiào ya ha ha ha.

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Laughing and laughing, hahaha.

Yáng wáwa hé xiaoxióng tiàowu,

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A doll dances with a little bear,

Tiào ya tiào ya yi èr yi.

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Dancing and dancing, one-two-one.

Tamen tiào de duome hao ya,

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They dance very well,

Duome hao ya yi èr yi.

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Very well indeed, one-two-one.

Women ye lái tiào gè wu ya,

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Let us dance as well,

Tiào ya tiào ya yi èr yi.

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Dancing and dancing, one-two-one.

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1. img230.png (yáng wáwa): n. doll

Mama gei ta mai le yí gè yáng wáwa.

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Mom bought a doll for her.

2. img232.png(xiaoxióng): n. little bear

"img233.png(xiao)" means little, small or young, such as "img234.png (xiaogou) puppy." "img235.png (xióng)" means bear.

Nà gè xiaoxióng nàozhong zhen keài!

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That bear-shaped alarm clock is pretty lovely.

3. img237.png (tiàowu): v. to dance

Zhè shou dònggan de gequ ràng wo xiang tiàowu.

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This dynamic song makes me want to dance.

4. img239.png (diantóu): v. to nod

Ta diantóu biaoshì tóngyì.

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She gave a nod of assent.

5. img241.png (gequ): n. song

Zhè shì yìshou liúxíng gequ.

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This is a popular song.