Learn Mandarin for Kids – Chapter 32: 🪥 Good Habits 好习惯 (hǎo xí guàn)

June 21, 2026

1. New Vocabulary (重点词语 zhòng diǎn cí yǔ)

Chinese	Pinyin	English
刷牙	shuā yá	brush teeth
洗手	xǐ shǒu	wash hands
睡觉	shuì jiào	sleep
运动	yùn dòng	exercise
跑步	pǎo bù	run
早睡	zǎo shuì	sleep early
早起	zǎo qǐ	wake up early
身体	shēn tǐ	body
习惯	xí guàn	habit
健康	jiàn kāng	healthy
强壮	qiáng zhuàng	strong
快乐	kuài lè	happy
清洁	qīng jié	clean
每天	měi tiān	every day
保持	bǎo chí	keep / maintain

2. Let’s Learn How to Use (一起学习 yì qǐ xué xí)

🪥 Talking About Hygiene

Chinese	Pinyin	English
我每天刷牙。	wǒ měi tiān shuā yá.	I brush my teeth every day.
我洗手。	wǒ xǐ shǒu.	I wash my hands.
保持清洁。	bǎo chí qīng jié.	Keep clean.

🏃 Talking About Exercise

Chinese	Pinyin	English
我喜欢运动。	wǒ xǐ huān yùn dòng.	I like exercise.
我每天跑步。	wǒ měi tiān pǎo bù.	I run every day.

😴 Talking About Sleep

Chinese	Pinyin	English
我早睡早起。	wǒ zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ.	I sleep early and wake up early.
我睡得很好。	wǒ shuì de hěn hǎo.	I sleep well.

3. Simple Sentence Pattern (简单句型 jiǎn dān jù xíng)

Pattern 1:

我每天 + action

Example:

• 我每天刷牙。
(Wǒ měi tiān shuā yá.)
I brush my teeth every day.

• 我每天运动。
(Wǒ měi tiān yùn dòng.)
I exercise every day.

Pattern 2:

我喜欢 + action

Example:

• 我喜欢跑步。
(Wǒ xǐ huān pǎo bù.)
I like running.

Pattern 3:

___ 很健康

Example:

• 运动很健康。
(Yùn dòng hěn jiàn kāng.)
Exercise is healthy.

4. Fun Activity (趣味活动 qù wèi huó dòng)

🎭 Activity 1: Action Game

Parents say the Mandarin phrase and children act it out:

• 刷牙
• 洗手
• 跑步
• 睡觉

🪥 Activity 2: Healthy Habit Chart

Create a simple weekly chart for:

✔ Brushing teeth
✔ Drinking water
✔ Exercising
✔ Sleeping early

Say each habit in Mandarin together.

🏃 Activity 3: Move & Speak

Children perform actions while saying:

• 我跑步。
• 我运动。
• 我洗手。

5. Learning Goals (学习目标 xué xí mù biāo)

After this lesson, children can:

✔ Talk about healthy daily habits
✔ Use Mandarin for hygiene and exercise routines
✔ Practice simple action verbs
✔ Build confidence using daily Mandarin phrases