In last learning Chinese class, I told a idiom named “Deer or Horse”(zhǐ lù wéi mǎ指鹿为马). Do you still remember it? Today, I will continue to tell the rest part of this story. The class is beginning, are you ready?

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反对(fǎn duì) v. against

赞同(zàn tóng) v. agree

Ránhòu Zhào Gāo jièjī wèn gè wèi dàchén, "Zhè shì lù háishì mǎ?"

然后    赵  高 借机  问  各 位  大臣，“这是鹿还是 马？”

Then, Zhao Gao took this opportunity to ask the court, "Is this a deer or a horse?"

Zài dàchén zhōng, búgǎn fǎnkàng Zhào Gāo de dōu zàntóng shuō shì mǎ,

在  大臣  中，  不敢  反抗   赵高    的都  赞同  说  是马，

gǎnyú fǎnduì Zhào Gāo de shuō shì lù.

敢于   反对  赵高   的 说 是 鹿。

In the court, those who didn't dare to go against Zhao Gao agreed with him and said that it was a horse, those who dared to go against Zhao Gao said that it was a deer.

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黑(hēi) n. black

白(bái) n. white

Hòu lái, Zhào Gāo jìzhù le zhèxiē fǎnduì tā de rén bìng jiāyǐ pòhài, yǐ gǒnggù zì jǐ de shìlì.

后  来， 赵高   记住了 这些   反对   他的 人  并 加以 迫害，以 巩固  自己 的 势力。

Later, Zhao Gao remembered the counselors who didn't agree with him and persecuted them to solidify his power.

Key points for learning Chinese:

千里马 (qiānlǐmǎ) n. a swift horse

"千" means "thousand," "里" means "mile," and "马" means "horse." "千里马" refers to a horse that can run one thousand miles in a single day. A thousand miles was a long distance in the eyes of the ancients, so we can see that "千里马" is the best kind of horses.

This story is still popular even today. People use this idiom to describe someone who calls white black. If you want to get more interesting stories which can help you to learn Chinese, you can focus on my blog, or you can visit www.echineselearning.com, and our Chinese teachers will answer your questions.

Mother's day is coming up soon, so in today’s Mandarin course online for children, I chose a famous Chinese song for kids, named Mom is the best in the world世上只有妈妈好 (Shì shàng zhǐyǒu māma hǎo), who can sing the song to their moms. Mandarin for Kids:

妈妈(mā ma): n. mother

怀抱 (huáibào): n. (within someone's) embrace

Here are the lyrics:

Shì shàng zhǐyǒu māma hǎo,  Yǒu mā de háizi xiàng ge bǎo.

世   上   只有  妈妈  好， 有  妈 的 孩子 像  个 宝。

Mom is the best in the world,    The child is always cherished by their mom.

Tóu jìn le māma de huáibào, Xìngfú xiǎng bù liǎo.

投  进了妈妈  的 怀抱， 幸福    享 不  了。

In mom's arms,           The child enjoys happiness forever.

Mandarin for Kids:

孩子 (háizi): n. child

幸福(xìng fú): n. happiness

Shì shàng zhǐyǒu māma hǎo, Yǒu mā de háizi  xiàng ge bǎo.

世   上   只有  妈妈  好，有 妈  的孩子   像  个 宝。

Mom is the best in the world,  The child is always cherished by the mom.

Tóu jìn  le māma de huáibào, Xìngfú xiǎng bù liǎo.

投 进   了妈妈 的 怀抱，  幸福   享  不  了。

In mom's arms,             The child enjoys happiness forever.

Examples for Basic Mandarin for kids:

1.孩子 (háizi): n child

Zhè jǐ tiān zěnme bú jiàn nǐ  jiā  háizi   lái wǒ jiā wán ne?

A: 这 几 天  怎么 不  见 你  家  孩子   来 我 家  玩 呢？

How come we don't see your child come to my home to play with my child these days?

   ò,  tā   zuìjìn máng zhe shàng SAT kǎoshì kè ne.

B: 哦，他   最近  忙   着  上  SAT 考试  课 呢。

He is busy taking the SAT exam recently.

2.怀抱 (huáibào): n (within someone's) embrace

Bàba  de  huáibào hěn wēnnuǎn.

爸爸  的   怀抱   很  温暖。

I feel so warm in my dad's arms.

Can you sing the song now? Well, if you want to listen this song’s recordings and get more materials about Mother’s day, please let me know, I can email those materials to you. Or you can visit www.echineselearning.com and sign up, then our native Chinese teachers will contact you and offer you a free Mandarin course online for children, you can learn this song with Chinese teachers via Skype.

Almost every Chinese idiom has a meaningful story. So learn Chinese though idioms is a good method, you can learn not only Chinese language, but also some philosophy. In today’s Mandarin course online for children, I will teach you a kids’ Chinese Idiom: 亡羊补牢 It’s Never Too Late to Take Action .

Basic Mandarin for Kids: 

羊(yáng)n. sheep

狼(láng) n. wolf

Cóngqián yǒu gè rén, yǎngle jǐ zhī yáng. 

从前   有  个 人，养了 几  只  羊。

Once upon a time, there was a shepherd who kept several sheep.

Yìtiān zǎoshang, tā fāxiàn shǎole yìzhī yáng.

一天   早上，  他 发现   少了一只  羊。

One morning, the shepherd discovered that one of his sheep was missing.

Yuánlái yángjuàn pòle gè kūlong, yèjiān láng cóng

原来   羊圈   破了个 窟窿，夜间  狼  从

kūlong lǐ zuān jìnlái bǎ yáng diāo zǒule.

窟窿 里  钻   进来 把 羊  叼  走了。

It turned out that, during the night, a wolf had stolen his sheep through a hole in the sheep pen.

Basic Mandarin for Kids:

接受(jiēshòu) v. accept

劝告(quàn gào)v.advise

Línju quàngào tā shuō: "gǎnkuài bǎyángjuàn xiūyīxiū, dǔ shàng nàgè kūlong ba."

邻居  劝告   他 说：“ 赶快  把羊圈    修一修，堵 上   那个  窟窿   吧。”

His neighbor suggested to him: "You should fix the pen and cover the hole right away."

Tā shuō: "yáng yǐjīng diūle, hái xiū yángjuàn gàn shénme ne?"

他说： “羊   已经   丢了，还 修 羊圈    干  什么 呢？”

Tā méi jiēshòu línju de quàngào.

他 没  接受 邻居 的  劝告。

But the shepherd said: "The sheep is already lost, so I don't need to repair it." And so he rejected the neighbor's suggestion.

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The story is not over. I will continue the story in next article, well, if you want to get the rest of this story, please visit www.echineselearning.com, you can get more idioms, songs, stories about Mandarin for kids. What’s more, if you sign up, you can be offered a free Mandarin course online for children.

Do you know the meaning of大 (dà) and 小 (xiǎo)? And do you know how to speak the two words in Chinese? well, in today’s Mandarin course online for children, I will teach you大 (dà) and 小 (xiǎo) through a kids’ Chinese nursery rhyme.

Basic Mandarin for kids:

大 (dà): adj. big

小 (xiǎo): adj. small

太阳(Taiyáng):n. Sun

Tàiyáng dà, dìqiú xiǎo, dìqiú ràozhe tàiyáng pǎo.

太阳  大, 地球  小,  地球  绕着  太阳  跑。

The Sun is big. The Earth is small. The Earth runs around the Sun.

Basic Mandarin for kids:

地球(Dìqiú) :n. Earth and

月亮(Yuèliang): n. Moon

Dìqiú dà, yuèliang xiǎo, Yuèliang ràozhe diqiú pǎo.

地球 大, 月亮   小,   月亮   绕着  地球 跑。

The Earth is big, The Moon is small. The Moon runs around the Earth.

Have you know how to use大 (dà) and 小 (xiǎo) now? This Chinese nursery rhyme may be a little difficult for a learning Chinese beginner, but don’t lose your confident. If you get the meaning of every word, you can get the meaning of the rhyme. Please leave messages if you have any questions. Sign up to get more learning materials about Mandarin for kids now.

In today’s Mandarin course online for children, I will teach you an interesting Chinese song for kids, named 两只小蜜蜂 (liǎng zhī xiǎo mì fēng) Two Little Bees.

Basic Mandarin for kids:

蜜蜂（mì fēng）n. bee

飞 (fēi) v. to fly

左 (zuǒ) n./adj. left

右（yòu）n./adj. right

Liǎng zhī xiǎo mìfēng,  fēi zài huācóng zhōng. Zuǒ fēi fēi yòu fēi fēi.

两   只   小  蜜 蜂， 飞 在 花  丛  中。左飞 飞   右 飞 飞。

Two little bees fly among the flowers. They fly to the left, then fly to the right.

Fēi ya,  fēi ya,  fēi ya,   fēi ya,  fēi ya,  fēi ya.

飞 呀，飞 呀， 飞 呀，飞 呀，飞 呀，飞 呀。

Fly, fly, fly, fly, fly, fly.

Fēi ya, fēi ya.

飞 呀，飞 呀。

Fly, fly.

Mandarin for Kids:

蝴蝶（hú dié）n. butterfly

Liǎng zhī xiǎo húdié,  fēi zài shānlín zhōng. Zuǒ fēi fēi  yòu fēi fēi.

两   只   小 蝴 蝶， 飞在  山 林  中。左   飞 飞 右  飞 飞。

Two little butterflies fly into the forest. They fly to the left, then fly to the right.

Fēi ya,  fēi ya, fēi ya, fēi ya,  fēi ya, fēi ya.

飞 呀，飞呀，飞呀，飞呀，飞呀，飞呀。

Fly, fly, fly, fly, fly, fly.

Fēi ya, fēi ya.

飞 呀，飞 呀。

Fly, fly.

Basic Mandarin for Kids:

蜻蜓（qīng tíng）n. dragonfly

Liǎng zhī xiǎo qīngtíng, fēi zài huāyǔ zhōng. Zuǒ fēi fēi yòu fēi fēi.

两    只  小   蜻 蜓，飞 在花  雨  中。左  飞  飞 右 飞 飞。

Two little dragonflies fly into the rain. They fly to the left, then fly to the right.

Fēi ya,  fēi ya, fēi ya, fēi ya,  fēi ya, fēi ya.

飞 呀，飞呀，飞呀，飞呀，飞呀，飞呀。

Fly, fly, fly, fly, fly, fly.

Fēi ya, fēi ya.

飞 呀，飞 呀。

Fly, fly.

Examples from Mandarin course online for children:

Shùshàng de xiǎoniǎo fēi zǒule.

树   上  的 小 鸟  飞 走了。

The bird on the tree flew away.

Mèimei huì yòng zuǒshǒu xiězì.

妹 妹  会 用   左 手 写字。

My little sister can write with her left hand.

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Learning Chinese is not always for studies, sometimes it is for fun, and as a present. As you know, Mother’s day is coming, and may be you are planning give your mum a surprising present. Well, if you can sing a song in Chinese while you give her a present, or even if you only sing the song, I am sure your mother will be surprised and proud of you. So learn how to sing the song now.

Basic Mandarin for kids: key learning points (preview):

笑 (xiào) v. to smile

云 (yún) n. cloud

Zhǐyào māma lòuxiàoliǎn, loù ya lòu xiàoliǎn,

只要   妈妈   露笑脸， 露  呀 露 笑脸，

If only my mother smiles and shows her smiling face,

Yúnzhōng tàiyáng fàng guāngmáng, fàng ya fàng guāngmáng.

云中      太阳  放   光芒，   放  呀 放   光芒。

The sun behind the clouds would shine.

Zhǐyào māma lòu xiàoliǎn, lòu ya lòu xiàoliǎn,

只要   妈妈  露 笑脸， 露 呀 露 笑脸，

If only my mother smiles and shows her smiling face,

Měilì huār qí kāifàng, qí ya qí kāifàng.

美丽 花儿 齐 开放，齐 呀 齐 开放。

Beautiful flowers would spring up together.

Lìjīng kǔnàn de hǎo māma, wǒmen de hǎo māma.

历经   苦难 的 好  妈妈，我们 的 好  妈妈，

My dear mother has gone through many hardships,

Zhǐyào nín ya xiào yí xiào, quán jiā xǐyángyáng.

只要   您  呀笑 一 笑，  全  家 喜洋洋。

If only you smile, the whole family would be full of happiness.

Mandarin for kids: key points

笑 (xiào) v. to smile

"笑 (xiào)" is a verb that means "to smile," while "笑脸 (xiàoliǎn)" is a noun that means "smiling face."

云 (yún) n. cloud

Learn how to use these words from Chinese teachers.

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā xiào le.

听到   这个  消息, 她 笑 了。      　

She smiled when she heard the news.

Nà duǒ yún kànqǐlái xiàng zhī xiǎo tùzi.

那 朵   云 看起来  像   只  小 兔子。

If you want to listen the record of this song free, please join our Mandarin course online for children. What’s more, if you sign up at eChineseLearning, you will get more learning materials about Mandarin for kids. 

Modestly decline（谦让）is important to Chinese. Parents and teachers in China are always tell children be modestly to others. In this Mandarin course online for children, I will tell a famous short Chinese story—Kong Rong Gave Away Bigger Pear which is about Modestly decline

Basic Mandarin for Kids: Key Learning Points (Preview):

²  “梨 (lí)” is the Chinese character for “pear.”  

²  礼物 (lǐwù) n gift

东汉时候，有个叫孔融的人。他小时候很聪明，有五个哥哥，一个弟弟。

Dōnghàn shíhou, yǒugè jiào Kǒng róng de rén. Tā xiǎoshíhou hěn cōngming, yǒu wǔgè gēge, yígè dìdi.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a person called Kong Rong. He was very smart ever since he was a little boy. He had five older brothers and one younger brother.

一天爸爸买了一些梨子，特意捡了一个最大的给孔融，孔融却摇头不要，拿了一个最小的梨。

Yìtiān bàbɑ mǎile yìxiē lízi, tèyì jiǎnle yígè zuìdà de gěi Kǒng róng, Kǒng róng què yáotóu búyào, ná le yígè zuì xiǎode lí.

One day his father bought some pears, picking one of the largest and giving it to Kong Rong deliberately. But Kong Rong shook his head and picked up the smallest one. 

爸爸很好奇，就问：“为什么呢？”

Bàba hěn hàoqí, jiùwèn: “wèishénme ne?”

His dad was very curious, and asked: “Why?”

孔融说：“我年纪小，我吃小梨，大的给哥哥吃。” 

Kǒng róng shuō: “Wǒ niánjì xiǎo, wǒ chī xiǎo lí, dà de gěi gēge chī.”

Kong Rong said: “I am younger, so I should eat the smaller pear, and brothers should eat the bigger ones.”

Have you got the meaning of above contents? If you have any questions about the story, please feel free to contact me, I would be glad to answer your questions. Or you can visit eChineseLearning, to read the rest of the story and get more stories about Mandarin for kids. I will continue to tell this story in this blog next week.

Today, I will tell a famous story named 白雪公主（báixuě gōngzhǔ，Snow White）, there are some important words in basic Mandarin for kids in this story. Considering Mandarin for kids is very difficult to learn, I will tell a small part of the story, and I will tell the others in next two days. Now, the story is beginning.

从前有一个公主，她的皮肤白得像雪，所以国王给她起名为白雪公主。但是公主的妈妈去世的很早。
Cóngqián yǒu yígè gōngzhǔ, tāde pífū báide xiàng xuě, suóyǐ guówáng gěi tā qǐmíng wéi báixuě gōngzhǔ. Dànshì gōngzhǔ de māma qùshì de hěnzǎo.
Once upon a time, there was a princess whose skin was as white as snow. Therefore the King had named her Snow White. Unfortunately, the mother of this princess had died early.

没过多久，国王又娶了一位王后。
Méi guò duō jiǔ, guówáng yòu qǔ le yí wèi wánghòu.
After a short while, the King married another Queen.

王后有一面魔镜，每次王后问: “世界上谁最漂亮？” 回答总是：“王后最漂亮。”
Wánghòu yǒu yí miàn mó jìng, měi cì wánghòu wèn: “Shìjiè shàng shuí zuì piàoliang?” Huídá zǒng shì: “Wánghòu zuì piàoliang.”
The new Queen owned a magic mirror. Every time, the queen would ask the mirror, “Who is the most beautiful lady in the world?” The answer always was, “It is you.”

但是有一天魔镜告诉王后：“白雪公主最漂亮。”
Dànshì yǒuyìtiān mó jìng gàosu wánghòu: “báixuě gōngzhǔ zuì piàoliang.” 
One day, however, the magic mirror answered the Queen, “Snow White is the most beautiful one in the world.”

王后非常生气。于是，她背着国王下令猎人把白雪公主带到树林里杀掉。
Wánghòu fēicháng shēngqì. Yúshì, tā bèi zhe guówáng xiàlìng lièrén bǎ báixuě gōngzhǔ dài dào shùlín lǐ shā diào.
The Queen got very angry so she ordered a hunter to kill Snow White in the forest without telling the King.

The points of Mandarin for kids in this part are “雪”and “树林”, if you want to know the exactly meaning, and listen the story in Chinese, visit our Mandarin course online for children, and have a free trial now!