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Hui Hui’s Chinese New Year Adventure
Hui Hui’s New Year Words 新年快乐
Every Chinese word in the adventure, in a child’s voice. Find your station, listen, then say it with Hui Hui in your biggest voice.
- 1Tap Play
- 2Tap Slowly to hear it again
- 3Say it out loud!
Station 1
The Greeting Gate
The goat at the gate opens up when you say the New Year words. Say them with Hui Hui!
- 你好nǐ hǎohello
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 快乐kuàilèhappy
- 新年快乐xīnnián kuàilèHappy New Year
- 拱手gǒngshǒuthe hand greeting
Station done? Shout with Hui Hui: 我会 wǒ huì! “I can!”
Station 2
The Zodiac Trail
Twelve animals, one for each year. Find your family’s animals and say their names.
- 鼠shǔrat
- 牛niúox
- 虎hǔtiger
- 兔tùrabbit
- 龙lóngdragon
- 蛇shésnake
- 马mǎhorse
- 羊yánggoat
- 猴hóumonkey
- 鸡jīrooster
- 狗gǒudog
- 猪zhūpig
Station done? Shout with Hui Hui: 我会 wǒ huì! “I can!”
Station 3
The Red Envelope Workshop
Give a red envelope with two hands and kind words. Say thank you when you get one.
- 红包hóngbāored envelope
- 新年快乐xīnnián kuàilèHappy New Year
- 谢谢xièxiethank you
Station done? Shout with Hui Hui: 我会 wǒ huì! “I can!”
Finale
The Dumpling Table
Fold the dumplings, hang your lucky sign, and tell everyone how they taste.
- 饺子jiǎozidumplings
- 好吃hǎochīdelicious!
- 福fúgood fortune
Station done? Shout with Hui Hui: 我会 wǒ huì! “I can!”
For grown-ups
- 1You don’t need any Chinese. Play a word, then say it together. Nearly right counts.
- 2Start with Slowly, then try Play. Children copy the tune of a word quickly.
- 3The little marks over the letters (like ā, á, ǎ, à) show how the voice moves. Listen for the voice going up or down.
- 4Use Play all to hear a whole station in order before you start it.
More for young learners: WillyChina Kids