Chinese Children’s Songs

Children can learn Chinese easily of you approach it naturally with songs and rhymes that are fun and easy to learn. Please use this collection of Chinese children’s songs to introduce your child to Chinese as early as 1-2 years old!

All of these and many more chindren’s songs in Chinese are used in our Chinese club for children from 1 year old in Moscow.

头，肩膀，膝，脚趾
膝，脚趾
头，肩膀，膝，脚趾
膝，脚趾
眼睛，耳朵，嘴巴，鼻子

Tóu jiānbǎng xī jiǎozhǐ
xī jiǎozhǐ
Tóu jiānbǎng xī jiǎozhǐ
xī jiǎozhǐ
Yǎnjing，ěrduo，zuǐbā，bízi

Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes

蝴蝶蝴蝶生得真美丽
头戴着金丝身穿花花衣。
你爱花儿花也爱你,
你会跳舞她有甜蜜

Húdié húdié shēngdé zhēn měilì
Tóu dàizhāo jīnsī shēn chuān huā huāyī
Nǐ ài huār huā yě ài nǐ
Nǐ huì tiàowǔ tā yǒu tiánmì

Butterfly, butterfly – so beautiful
A golden head and chic attire
You love flowers and flowers love you
You dance so well and flowers smell nice

好久好久的故事
是妈妈告诉我
在好深好深的夜里
会有虎姑婆
爱哭的孩子不要哭
他会咬你的小耳朵
不睡的孩子赶快睡
他会咬你的小指头

hǎojiǔ hǎojiǔ de gùshì
shì māma gàosu wǒ
zài hǎo shēn hǎo shēn de yèli
huì yǒu hǔ gūpó
àikūde háizi bùyào kū
tā huì yǎo nǐ de xiǎo ěrduo
Bù shuì de háizi gǎnkuài shuì
Tā huì yǎo nǐ de xiǎozhǐto

This is an old story
That my mother told me
One dark dark night
Tiger Gupo appears
He doesn’t want naughty children to cry
He can bite your ear
Fall asleep if you are not sleeping yet
He can bit your finger.

泥娃娃
泥娃娃
一个泥娃娃
也有那眉毛
也有那眼睛
眼睛不会眨
泥娃娃
泥娃娃
一个泥娃娃
也有那鼻子
也有那嘴巴
嘴巴不说话
她是个假娃娃
不是个真娃娃
她没有亲爱的妈妈
也没有爸爸
泥娃娃
泥娃娃
一个泥娃娃
我做她妈妈
也做她爸爸
永远爱着她

Ní wáwa
Ní wáwa
Yīgè ní wáwa
Yě yǒu nà méimáo
Yě yǒu nà yǎnjīng
Yǎnjīng búhuì zhǎ
Ní wáwa,
Ní wáwa,
Yīgè ní wáw
Yě yǒu nà bízi
Yě yǒu nà zuǐbā
Zuǐbā bù shuōhuà
Tā shì ge jiǎ wáwa,
Bú shì ge zhēn wáwa
Tā méiyǒu qīnàide māma,
Yě méiyǒu bàba
Ní wáwa
Ní wáwa
Yīgè ní wáwa
Wǒ zuò tā māma
Wǒ zuò tā bàba
Yǒngyuǎn ài zhe tā

Clay doll,
Clay doll,
Lonely clay doll
She has got eyebrows
She has got eyes
But the eyes don’t blink.
Clay doll,
Clay doll,
Lonely clay doll
She has got a nose
She has got a mouth
But her mouth doesn’t talk
She is not a real doll
She is not a real child
She doesn’t have a loving mother
She doesn’t have a father.
Clay doll,
Clay doll,
Lonely clay doll
I’ll make her a mother
I’ll make her a father
They will always love her.

一闪一闪亮晶晶,
满天都是小星星
高高挂在天空中,
好像许多小眼睛。
一闪一闪亮晶晶
满天都是小星星

Yi shǎn yi shǎn liàngjīngjīng
Mǎntiān dōu shì xiǎo xīngxīng
gāo gāo guà zài tiānkōngzhōng
hao xiang xu duo xiao yan jing
yi shan yi shan liang jing jing
man tian dou shi xiao xing xing

Twinkle, twinkle, little star
All the sky is in twinkling stars
They are hanging up in the sky shining light
They look like lots of little eyes
Shining and shimmering
All the sky is in twinkling stars.

新年好呀，新年好呀
祝贺大家新年好。
我们唱歌，我们跳舞
祝贺大家新年好！

Xīnnián hǎoya Xīnnián hǎoya
Zhùhè dàjiā xīnnián hǎo
Wǒmen chànggē, wǒmen tiàowǔ
Zhùhè dàjiā xīnnián hǎo

New Year is coming
Wish everyone a Happy New Year!
We are singing, we are dancing
Wish everyone a Happy New Year!

我有一个美丽的愿望，
长大以后能播种太阳
播种一个，一个就够了
会结出许多的许多的太阳
一个送给，送给南极
一个送给，送给北冰洋
一个挂在，挂在冬天
一个挂在晚上，挂在晚上
啦啦啦种太阳

Wǒ yǒu yīgè měilì de yuànwàng
Zhǎngdà yǐhòu néng bōzhǒng tàiyáng
Bōzhòng yīgeyīgè jiù gòule
Huì jiēchū xǔduō de xǔduō de tàiyáng
Yīgè sòng gěi sòng gěi nánjí
Yīgè sòng gěi sòng gěi běibīngyáng
Yīgè guà zài guà zài dōngtiān
Yīgè guà zài guà zài wǎnshang
la la la zhǒng tàiyáng

I have a wonderful dream
That when I grow up I will make suns
One after another
I will make so many, so many of them
I will give one to the South Pole
The other to the Arctic Ocean
I will put one where it’s winter
And another one where it’s evening
La la la I will make a sun! (х3)

数鸭子
门前大桥下
游过一群鸭
快来快来数一数,
二四六七八
咕嘎咕嘎
真呀真多鸭
数不清到底多少鸭

shu ya zi
men qian da qiao xia
you guo yi qun ya
kuai lai kuai lai shu yi shu
er si liu qi ba
gū gā gū gā
zhen ya zhen duo
shǔ bù qīng dào dǐ duō shǎo yā

Let’s count ducks
Near the gate, under the bridge
There is a team of ducks swimming
Come count them!
Two, four, six, eight
Ga, ga, ga, ga
Lots and lots of ducks
Hard to count so many ducks!

Children’s songs in Chinese videos with English translations are a great tool for parents whose knowledge of the Chinese language is a bit rusty but who would still want their child to maintain and develop their Chinese language skills. Our English translations of Chinese songs for children help you understand the general meaning of each French children’s song we have, its main characters and events.

When we use Chinese children’s songs in teaching French to little children in our Chinese children’s club in Moscow we make sure that each French song for children is introduced with a set of motions or finger plays. English translations and videos of these Chinese songs for children help you make up your own set of motions to go with each song.