Mandarin for Kids: “Xi Yang2 Yang2 Yu3 Hui1 Tai Lang2”

If you ask what is the most popular cartoon among Chinese kids, the answer will be “喜羊羊与灰太狼(xi3 yang2 yang2 yu3 hui1 tai4 lang2)”. Watching Cartoon is a good way of learning Chinese for kids, so in this class, let us go to find what attraction it has.

As we all know, kids learn Chinese fast when they are at a very young age. So how to make them interested in what they are leaning is significant. Watching cartoon may be a good choice.

Roughly speaking, “喜羊羊与灰太狼(xi3 yang2 yang2 yu3 hui1 tai4 lang2)” is about the story between goats and wolfs. Each time wolfs want to catch the goats for meal, the goats will manage to escape the wolf’s catching and make them embarrassed.

The main character is “喜羊羊(xi3 yang2 yang2)”. He is very clever. No matter when he was in a dilemma or his friend in danger, he would try his best to rescue them. And so he became the little hero in many kids’ eyes. The antagonist of “喜羊羊(xi3 yang2 yang2)” is “灰太狼hui1 tai4 lang2”. Although, he always wanted to eat up all the goats, he was a really cute wolf. Usually, what he did and what he said made us laughing. Some other figures like “美羊羊(mei3 yang2 yang2)”, “沸羊羊(fei4 yang2 yang1)”, “懒羊羊(lan3 yang2 yang2)”, and “村长(cun1 zhang3)” are all the goats in their goat village. Besides, “灰太狼” is also not alone. He has a wife named “红太狼(hong2 tai4 lang2)” and a son called “小灰灰(xiao3 hui1 hui1)”.

This cartoon is a heated topic in many Chinese language courses. For example, the teacher asked the students what their favorite figures in this cartoon are. And many said “喜羊羊”, because he is clever and nimble.

A famous song that originates from this cartoon is “喜羊羊(xi3 yang2 yang2)，美羊羊(mei3 yang2 yang3)，灰太狼红太狼(hui1 tai4 lang2 hong2 tai4 lang2)…”. If you are looking for the mandarin for kids, this song may be good material for them to learn. 

source: http://familylobby.com/smile1xia/journalentry.asp?id=408840