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

(Yáng wáwa hé xiaoxióng tiàowu)

A Doll Dances with a Little Bear

Yáng wáwa hé xiaoxióng tiàowu,

A doll dances with a little bear,

Tiào ya tiào ya yi èr yi.

Dancing and dancing, one-two-one.

Xiaoxióng xiaoxióng dian dian tóu ya,

The little bear nods his head.

Dian dian tóu ya yi èr yi.

Nodding and nodding, one-two-one.

Xiao yáng wáwa xiào qi lái la,

The little doll laughs,

Xiào ya xiào ya ha ha ha.

Laughing and laughing, hahaha.

Yáng wáwa hé xiaoxióng tiàowu,

A doll dances with a little bear,

Tiào ya tiào ya yi èr yi.

Dancing and dancing, one-two-one.

Tamen tiào de duome hao ya,

They dance very well,

Duome hao ya yi èr yi.

Very well indeed, one-two-one.

Women ye lái tiào gè wu ya,

Let us dance as well,

Tiào ya tiào ya yi èr yi.

Dancing and dancing, one-two-one.

1. (yáng wáwa): n. doll

Mama gei ta mai le yí gè yáng wáwa.

Mom bought a doll for her.

2. (xiaoxióng): n. little bear

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

Nà gè xiaoxióng nàozhong zhen keài!

That bear-shaped alarm clock is pretty lovely.

3. (tiàowu): v. to dance

Zhè shou dònggan de gequ ràng wo xiang tiàowu.

This dynamic song makes me want to dance.

4. (diantóu): v. to nod

Ta diantóu biaoshì tóngyì.

She gave a nod of assent.

5. (gequ): n. song

Zhè shì yìshou liúxíng gequ.

This is a popular song.