Chinese song-Boat race-sai chuan-赛船

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Do you want to learn Chinese through songs? Here is a song named-Boat race. Have you ever heard it before? Let's take a look.

Little boat, little boat,
小小船,小小船,
xiǎo  xiǎo  chuán  ,  xiǎo  xiǎo  chuán  ,  

The party is having a match today.
今朝聚会赛一赛。
jīn  zhāo  jù  huì  sài  yī  sài  。

The boat is small and bold,
船身小,胆量好, 
chuán  shēn  xiǎo  ,  dǎn  liàng  hǎo  ,

Not afraid of high waves.
不怕浪头高。
bù  pà  làng  tou  gāo  。  

All the way, all the way,
用力用力齐用力, 
yòng  lì  yòng  lì  qí  yòng  lì  ,  

Overtake the preceding boat for the first place,
追过前船争第一,
zhuī  guò  qián  chuán  zhēng  dì  yī ,
 
Chase, chase, chase, chase,
追追追,追追追,  
zhuī  zhuī  zhuī  ,  zhuī  zhuī  zhuī  , 

Sing victory songs in unison.
齐唱得胜歌。
qí  chàng  dé  shèng  gē  。  

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