Kids Chinese: Learn a nursery rhyme: Little White Rabbits.


Jun 13

Chinese Nursery Rhyme for Kids: 小白兔 Little White Rabbits (Beginner)

小白兔 (xiǎo báitù ) Little White Rabbits (Beginner)

 

This nursery rhyme "小白兔 (xiǎobáitù) Little White Rabbits" has been passed on for generations. It's not clear who wrote it and when it was written, but every child in China can sing it! Let's watch the video:

Listen to the nursery rhyme:

 

Xiǎo báitù, bái yòu bái,
小     白兔,白 又   白,

 

Little white rabbits, oh, so white,

Liǎng zhī ěrduo shù qĭ lái,  
两      只    耳朵   竖  起 来,

 

Both ears are up to here,

Ài chī luóbo ài chī cài,
爱 吃 萝卜 爱 吃 菜,

 

Love to eat carrots and greens,

Bèng bèng tiào tiào zhēn kěài.
蹦      蹦     跳    跳     真   可爱。

 

Bounce! Bounce! Bounce! They are really cute!

Key Learning Points:

耳朵  (ěrduo): n ear

 

Example:

Zuǒ ěrduo jìn, yòu ěrduo chū.
左    耳朵 进, 右 耳朵   出。 

 

Go in one ear and get out in the other.

萝卜  (luóbo): n carrot

 

Example:

Māma: Bǎobèi, duō chī diǎn luóbo huì gèng jiā jiànkāng.
妈妈: 宝贝,   多    吃  点    萝卜  会   更     加  健康。

 

Mom:Dear, eat more carrots, and they are good for health.

Erzi:  Hǎo, wǒ kě xǐhuan chī luóbo le.
儿子:好,我 可 喜欢    吃 萝卜 了。

 

Son: Ok, I like carrots very much.  

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13 Responses to “Chinese Nursery Rhyme for Kids: 小白兔 Little White Rabbits (Beginner)”

  1. 1. Evan says:

    I know in English there are many names for carrots, such as “radish” and “carrot”. Any there other Chinese characters for carrots?.

  2. 2. Joe says:

    Yes, there are. In Chinese characters, we have “白萝卜(ternip)” and “红萝卜carrot.”

  3. 3. Page says:

    I once heard a Chinese saying about the Chinese characters萝卜: “萝卜青菜,各有所爱.” Does it mean “One man’s meat is another man’s poison”?

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