Chinese Vocabulary for Children

If you have Children, this article will give you lots of useful vocabulary to speaking to them in Chinese.

Getting Up and Ready Kids Chinese Phrases

该gāi起qǐ床chuáng了le gāi qǐ​chuáng le	time to get up Literally: should getup already!
拉lā开kāi窗chuāng帘lián lā​kāi chuāng​lián	open the curtains
刷shuā牙yá shuā​yá	brush your teeth
洗xǐ洗xǐ脸liǎn xǐ xǐ liǎn	wash your face

School Kids Chinese Phrases

饭fàn盒hé带dài了le吗ma？? fàn​hé dài le ma?	Have you got your lunch box?
午wǔ饭fàn你nǐ们men想xiǎng吃chī什shén么me wǔ​fàn nǐ​men xiǎng chī shén​me	What do you want for lunch?
你nǐ的de书shū包bāo在zài哪nǎ儿r？? nǐ de shū​bāo zài nǎ​r?	Where is your school bag?
别bié忘wàng了le你nǐ的de帽mào子zi。. bié wàng le nǐ de mào​zi.	don’t forget your hat.
不bù要yào把bǎ鞋xié子zi穿chuān错cuò了le。. bù​yào bǎ xié​zi chuān cuò le.	Do not wear your shoes on the wrong feet.
拉lā上shàng你nǐ的de外wài套tào lā shàng nǐ de wài​tào	zip up your jacket
快kuài换huàn衣yī服fu kuài huàn yī​fu	get dressed (change your clothes)
该gāi去qù学xué校xiào了le gāi qù xué​xiào le	time for school (you should go to school)
穿chuān上shàng鞋xié chuān shàng xié	wear your shoes
你nǐ今jīn天tiān学xué了le什shén么me？? nǐ jīn​tiān xué le shén​me?	what did you learn today?
今jīn天tiān在zài学xué校xiào怎zěn么me样yàng啊a？? jīn​tiān zài xué​xiào zěn​me​yàng a?	how was school today?

Driving with Kids

请qǐng系xì好hǎo安ān全quán带dài qǐng xì hǎo ān​quán​dài	please fasten your seatbelt.
我wǒ开kāi车chē的de时shí候hou不bù要yào打dǎ扰rǎo我wǒ。. wǒ kāi​chē de shí​hou bù​yào dǎ​rǎo wǒ.	Don’t distract me while I’m driving!
过guò马mǎ路lù前qián向xiàng两liǎng边bian看kàn一yī看kàn guò mǎ​lù qián xiàng liǎng​bian kàn​yī​kàn	before crossing the road look both ways.

Coming Home Kids Chinese Phrases

洗xǐ你nǐ的de手shǒu xǐ nǐ de shǒu	wash your hands
把bǎ你nǐ的de东dōng西xi收shōu好hǎo bǎ nǐ de dōng​xi shōu hǎo	put away your things
脱tuō下xià你nǐ的de夹jiā克kè tuō xià nǐ de jiā​kè	take off your jacket

Meals Kids Chinese Phrases

晚wǎn饭fàn你nǐ想xiǎng吃chī什shén么me?? wǎn​fàn nǐ xiǎng chī shén​me?	What do you want for dinner?
你nǐ离lí开kāi桌zhuō子zi之zhī前qián必bì须xū吃chī完wán晚wǎn饭fàn。. nǐ lí​kāi zhuō​zi zhī​qián bì​xū chī wán wǎn​fàn.	before you leave the table, finish your dinner.
不bù要yào玩wán食shí物wù bù​yào wán shí​wù	don’t play with your food.
你nǐ离lí开kāi桌zhuō子zi之zhī前qián必bì须xū吃chī完wán晚wǎn饭fàn。. nǐ lí​kāi zhuō​zi zhī​qián bì​xū chī wán wǎn​fàn.	you must to finish your dinner before leaving the table.
把bǎ盘pán子zi放fàng水shuǐ池chí里lǐ去qù。. bǎ pán​zi fàng shuǐ​chí lǐ qù.	put your plate in the sink.
请qǐng把bǎ你nǐ的de盘pán子zi放fàng到dào洗xǐ碗wǎn机jī里lǐ。. qǐng bǎ nǐ de pán​zi fàng dào xǐ​wǎn​jī lǐ.	put your plate in the dish washer.

Homework Kids Chinese Phrases

你nǐ有yǒu功gōng课kè吗ma？? nǐ yǒu gōng​kè ma?	do you have homework?
你nǐ做zuò完wán作zuò业yè了le吗ma？? nǐ zuò​wán zuò​yè le ma?	have you finished your homework?
你nǐ做zuò做zuò业yè多duō久jiǔ了le？? nǐ zuò zuò yè duō​jiǔ le?	have you done your homework?

At home Kids Chinese Phrases

打dǎ扫sǎo你nǐ的de房fáng间jiān dǎ​sǎo nǐ de fáng​jiān	tidy your room 打dǎ扫sǎo (dǎ​sǎo) means “to clean” 房fáng间jiān (fáng​jiān) means “room”
整zhěng理lǐ你nǐ的de房fáng间jiān zhěng​lǐ nǐ de fáng​jiān	tidy your room 整zhěng理lǐ (zhěng​lǐ) means “to tidy up” 房fáng间jiān (fáng​jiān) means “room”
请qǐng稍shāo微wēi整zhěng理lǐ一yī下xià你nǐ的de房fáng间jiān qǐng shāo​wēi zhěng​lǐ yī​xià nǐ de fáng​jiān	please tidy your room up a bit.
把bǎ你nǐ的de玩wán具jù收shōu拾shi好hǎo bǎ nǐ de wán​jù shōu​shi hǎo	put your toys away
别bié跟gēn陌mò生shēng人rén讲jiǎng话huà！! bié gēn mò​shēng​rén jiǎng​huà!	don’t talk to strangers

Tidying up Kids Chinese Phrases

打dǎ扫sǎo你nǐ的de房fáng间jiān dǎ​sǎo nǐ de fáng​jiān	tidy your room 打dǎ扫sǎo (dǎ​sǎo) means “to clean” 房fáng间jiān (fáng​jiān) means “room”
整zhěng理lǐ你nǐ的de房fáng间jiān zhěng​lǐ nǐ de fáng​jiān	tidy your room 整zhěng理lǐ (zhěng​lǐ) means “to tidy up” 房fáng间jiān (fáng​jiān) means “room”
请qǐng稍shāo微wēi整zhěng理lǐ一yī下xià你nǐ的de房fáng间jiān qǐng shāo​wēi zhěng​lǐ yī​xià nǐ de fáng​jiān]	please tidy your room up a bit.
把bǎ你nǐ的de玩wán具jù收shōu拾shi好hǎo bǎ nǐ de wán​jù shōu​shi hǎo	put your toys away
关guān掉diào电diàn视shì guān​diào diàn​shì	switch of the TV

Telling Kids off Chinese Phrases

回huí你nǐ的de房fáng间jiān去qù！! huí nǐ de fáng​jiān qù!	go to your room!
别bié淘táo气qì了le bié táo​qì le	don’t be naughty
把bǎ这zhè句jù话huà一yī字zì不bù漏lòu地de写xiě十shí五wǔ遍biàn。. bǎ zhè jù huà yī​zì​bù​lòu de xiě shí​wǔ biàn.	Write out the sentence fifty times.
不bù要yào打dǎ你nǐ的de哥gē哥ge (bù​yào dǎ nǐ de gē​ge)	don’t hit your (older) brother
不bù要yào打dǎ你nǐ的de弟dì弟di (bù​yào dǎ nǐ de dì​di)	don’t hit your (younger) brother
不bù要yào打dǎ你nǐ的de姐jiě姐jie (bù​yào dǎ nǐ de jiě​jie)	don’t hit your (older) sister
不bù要yào打dǎ你nǐ的de妹mèi妹mei (bù​yào dǎ nǐ de mèi​mei)	don’t hit your (younger) sister

Shower and Bath Time Chinese Phrases

你nǐ洗xǐ耳ěr朵duo后hòu面miàn了le吗ma？? (nǐ xǐ ěr​duo hòu​miàn le ma?)	did you wash behind your ears?
我wǒ喜xǐ欢huan洗xǐ头tóu发fā (wǒ xǐ​huan xǐ​tóu fā)	I like to wash my hair
用yòng毛máo巾jīn把bǎ身shēn体tǐ擦cā干gān yòng máo​jīn bǎ shēn​tǐ cā​gān	use the towel to dry your body
去qù洗xǐ个gè热rè水shuǐ澡zǎo qù xǐ gè rè​shuǐ​zǎo	go take a hot shower
你nǐ想xiǎng我wǒ用yòng吹chuī风fēng机jī帮bāng你nǐ吹chuī干gàn吗má？? nǐ xiǎng wǒ yòng chuī​fēng​jī bāng nǐ chuī gàn​má?	would you like me to blow-dry your hair?
让ràng我wǒ给gěi你nǐ擦cā干gān头tóu发fa。. ràng wǒ gěi nǐ cā​gān tóu​fa.	let me dry your hair.
擦cā乾gān你nǐ的de头tóu发fa cā​gān nǐ de tóu​fa	dry your hair
洗xǐ完wán头tóu发fa之zhī后hòu，,记jì得de要yào把bǎ它tā擦cā乾gān。. xǐ wán tóu​fa zhī​hòu, jì​de yào bǎ tā cā​gān.	after you wash your hair, rememeber to dry it
小xiǎo心xīn，,地dì板bǎn很hěn滑huá。. xiǎo​xīn, dì​bǎn hěn huá.	careful, the floor is slippery.

Bed Kids Chinese Phrases

你nǐ什shén么me时shí候hou睡shuì觉jiào？? nǐ shén​me shí​hou shuì​jiào?	what time do you go to bed?
睡shuì觉jiào时shí间jiān shuì​jiào shí​jiān	time for bed
睡shuì觉jiào前qián记jì得de刷shuā牙yá shuì​jiào qián jì​de shuā​yá	before going to bed remember to brush your teeth