Listen to this song: Diū shǒujuàn, diū shǒujuàn, qīngqīngde fàngzài xiǎopéngyoude hòumian, 丢 手绢， 丢 手绢， 轻轻地 放在 小朋友的 后面， Hide the handkerchief, hide the handkerchief. And gently place it behind the children.
Dàjiā búyào gàosu tā, 大家 不要 告诉 他， Please do not tell him.…
Key Learning Points (Preview):
“梨 (lí)” is the Chinese character for “pear.” （Riddle time: Guess the fruit.） Find taboo Chinese gift idea here! 礼物 (lǐwù) n. gift
Origin Story
Dōnghàn shíhou, yǒugè jiào Kǒng róng de rén. Tā xiǎoshíhou hěn cōngming, yǒu wǔgè gēge, yígè dìdi.…
Tiān lánlán, báiyún piāo, bēiqǐ xiǎoshūbāo. 天 蓝蓝，白云 飘， 背起 小书包。 The sky is blue with floating white clouds, and I carry my little bag.
Huār kāi, niǎor jiào, tàiyáng gōnggong xiào. 花儿 开，鸟儿 叫， 太阳 公公 笑。 The flowers bloom, the birds sing, and the sun smiles.…
Xuěrónghuā, xuěrónghuā, 雪绒花， 雪绒花， Edelweiss, Edelweiss,
Qīngchén yíngzhe wǒ kāifàng. 清晨 迎着 我 开放。 Every morning you greet me.
Xiǎo ér bái, jié ér liàng, 小 而 白，洁 而 亮， Small and white, clearn and bright,
Xiàng wǒ kuàilède yáohuàng. 向 我 快乐地 摇晃。 You look happy to meet me .…
Xiǎoqīngtíng shì yìchóng, 小蜻蜓 是 益虫， Little dragonflies are useful insects,
Fēidào xī lái fēidào dōng. 飞到 西 来 飞到 东。 They fly here and there.
Bù chī liángshi bù chī cài, 不 吃 粮食 不 吃 菜， They eat neither grains nor vegetables.
Shì gè bǔwén de xiǎoyīngxióng.…
Yínghuǒchóng, yínghuǒchóng, mànmàn fēi. 萤火虫， 萤火虫， 慢慢 飞。 Firefly, firefly, flying slowly.
Xiàyè lǐ, xiàyè lǐ, fēng qīng chuī. 夏夜里，夏夜里，风 轻 吹。 On summer nights, summer nights, the breeze gently blows.
Pàhēide háizi ānxīn shuì ba, 怕黑的 孩子 安心 睡 吧， Kids who are afraid of the dark, sleep at ease ,
Ràng yínghuǒchóng gěi nǐ yìdiǎnguāng.…
Shù ya, shù ya, 树 呀，树 呀， Oh, tree, tree,
Wǒ bǎ nǐ zhòngxià, 我 把 你 种下， I’ll plant you here,
Búpà fēngyǔ kuàidiǎn zhǎngdà. 不怕 风雨 快点 长大。 Hope you won’t be afraid of storms and grow up quickly.
Zhǎngzhe lǜde yè, 长着 绿的 叶， Hope you grow green leaves,
Kāizhe hóngde huā, 开着 红的 花， And bloom red blossoms,
Niǎo lái zuòwō, 鸟 来 做窝， Then birds will come to build nests,
Hóuzi lái pá, 猴子 来 爬， Monkeys will come to climb,
Wǒ yě lái wánshuǎ.…
Xiǎoxiǎo wūguī shàngshānpō, 小小 乌龟 上山坡， The little turtle is climbing up the hillside,
Hēihēiyo, hēihēiyo. 嘿嘿哟， 嘿嘿哟。 Stomp, stomp.
Dàizhe miànbāo hé tángguǒ, 带着 面包 和 糖果， With some bread and candies,
Yántú lèyōuyōu. 沿途 乐悠悠。 He is joyful and leisurely throughout his journey.
沿途(yántú) noun. …
Wǒ shì yígè fěnshuājiàng, 我 是 一个 粉刷匠， I am a painter,
Fěnshuā běnlǐng qiáng. 粉刷 本领 强。 I am good at painting.
Wǒ yào bǎ nà xīnfángzi, 我 要 把 那 新房子， I will make that new house,
Shuāde gèngpiàoliang. 刷得 更漂亮。 More beautiful with my painting.…
Xiǎoxiǎo shàonián, hěnshǎo fánnǎo. 小小 少年， 很少 烦恼。 The little boy has few worries.
Yǎn wàng sìzhōu, yángguāng zhào. 眼 望 四周， 阳光 照。 He looks around and finds the sun is shining.
Xiǎoxiǎo shàonián, hěnshǎo fánnǎo. 小小 少年， 很少 烦恼。 The little boy has few worries.…
Tàiyáng mīmīxiào, 太阳 咪咪笑， The sun is beaming with smiles,
Hóngqí yíngfēng piāo, 红旗 迎风 飘， The red flag is flying in the wind,
Chéngsède shì júzǐ, 橙色的 是 桔子， The tangerines are orange,
Lǜsède shì qīngcǎo, 绿色的 是 青草， The grass is green,
Xiǎoyādàn chuān xīnyī, 小鸭蛋 穿 新衣， The little duck eggs wear their new clothes,
Dàqiézi zǐdùpí, 大茄子 紫肚皮， The big eggplants show their purple bellies,
Méitàn hēi dàhǎi lán, 煤炭 黑 大海 蓝， The coal is black and the sea is blue,
Huángsède xiāngjiāo wèidào tián, 黄色的 香蕉 味道 甜， The yellow bananas taste sweet,
Xiǎoyáng miēmiējiào, 小羊 咩咩叫， The lambs bleat,
Báiyún duǒduǒfēi, 白云 朵朵飞， The white clouds float in the sky,
Chì chéng huáng lǜ qīng lán zǐ, 赤 橙 黄 绿 青 蓝 紫， Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple,
Wǔguāngshísè duōme měi.…
