Chinese Joke : 画星星

Learning Chinese should be fun! So, one of the best ways to have fun is to tell jokes.
Today, we are going learn Chinese by telling a joke.
This short funny joke is about a student who gets his words – 星星 (xīng xing) & 猩猩 (xīng xing ) mixed up.
In Mandarin, “star” (星星) and “gorilla” (猩猩) have the same sound and tone.

画星星

快考试了，老师在课堂上帮同学们做重点提示。

老师：这一题很重要，在前面画星星。

小志：老师….可不可以用打勾的啊，“猩猩”好难画哦….

Draw A Star

Just before a test, the teacher was helping the students prepare by pointing out the important parts of the text.

Teacher: This topic is very important. Mark this section with a star.

Xiao Zhi: Can I just use a checkmark? A gorilla is too hard to draw…

Words / Phrases:

星星

xīng xing