- It has been more than a year since our last Chinese New Year song in 2012.
- This “Purple Bamboo Tune” is one of my favourite children songs.
- If you like the song too, please help me to share it with your friends.
- Let’s start by reading the lyrics.
紫竹调
yì |
gēn |
zǐ |
zhú |
zhí |
miáo |
miáo |
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一 |
根 |
紫 |
竹 |
直 |
苗 |
苗 |
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sòng |
gěi |
bǎo |
bǎo |
zuò |
guǎn |
xiāo |
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送 |
给 |
宝 |
宝 |
做 |
管 |
箫 |
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xiāo |
ér |
duì |
zhèng |
kǒu |
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箫 |
儿 |
对 |
着 |
口 |
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kǒu |
ér |
duì |
zhèng |
xiāo |
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口 |
儿 |
对 |
着 |
箫 |
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xiāo |
zhōng |
chuī |
chū |
xīn |
shí |
diào |
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箫 |
中 |
吹 |
出 |
新 |
时 |
调 |
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xiǎo |
bǎo |
bǎo |
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小 |
宝 |
宝 |
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yì |
dī |
yì |
dī |
xué |
huì |
liǎo |
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一 |
滴 |
一 |
滴 |
学 |
会 |
了 |
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xiǎo |
bǎo |
bǎo |
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小 |
宝 |
宝 |
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yì |
dī |
yì |
dī |
xué |
huì |
liǎo |
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滴 |
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滴 |
学 |
会 |
了 |
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一根紫竹直苗苗 |
One purple bamboo is so straight. |
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one |
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measure word |
紫 |
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purple |
竹 |
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bamboo |
直 |
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straight |
直苗苗 |
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(very) straight |
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送给宝宝做管箫 |
Give it to baby, and baby can have it as his/her flute. |
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give |
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(give) to |
宝宝 |
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baby |
做 |
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as |
管箫 |
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flute |
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箫儿对正口 |
Put the flute against the mouth. |
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箫儿 |
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flute |
对 |
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against |
正 |
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direct |
口 |
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mouth |
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口儿对正箫 |
Have the mouth against the flute. |
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口儿 |
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mouth |
对 |
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against |
正 |
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direct |
箫 |
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flute |
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一滴一滴学会了 |
little by little, learns how to play (the flute). |
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一滴 |
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little by little |
学 |
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learn |
会 |
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know |
了 |
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(particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen |
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- You may want to download the song (in zip format).
- Happy singing and learning!

Learn a Chinese Character a Day
the ‘download’ link does not work
Hi Mike,
I have uploaded the zip file. Now you can download the song.
Thanks.
Min Min! This is a beautiful song! Thank you for sharing it with us! Xie xie!
Hi Sally,
Please help me to share this songs with your friends too.
Thanks.