丢手绢 Hide the Handkerchief

丢手绢 (diūshǒujuàn) Hide the Handkerchief

Listen to this song:

丢手绢，丢手绢，轻轻的放在小朋友的后面，
Diū shǒujuàn, diū shǒujuàn, qīngqīng de fàng zài xiǎopéngyou de hòumian,
Hide the handkerchief, hide the handkerchief, and gently place it behind the children,

大家不要告诉他，
Dàjiā búyào gàosu tā,
We do not tell him,

快点快点捉住他，快点快点捉住他。
Kuàidiǎn kuàidiǎn zhuōzhù tā,kuàidiǎn kuàidiǎn zhuōzhù tā.
Hurry up to catch him, and quickly hurry up to catch him.

丢手绢，丢手绢，轻轻的放在小朋友的后面，
Diū shǒujuàn, diū shǒujuàn, qīngqīng de fàngzài xiǎopéngyou de hòumian,
Hide the handkerchief, hide the handkerchief, and gently place it behind the children,

大家不要告诉他，
Dàjiā búyào gàosu tā,
We do not tell him,

快点快点捉住他，快点快点捉住他。
Kuàidiǎn kuàidiǎn zhuōzhù tā, kuàidiǎn kuàidiǎn zhuōzhù tā.
Hurry up to catch him, and quickly hurry up to catch him.

丢呀丢呀丢手绢，轻轻的放在小朋友的后面，
Diū ya diū ya diū shǒujuàn, qīngqīng de fàngzài xiǎopéngyou de hòumian,
Hide the handkerchief, hide the handkerchief, and gently place it behind the children,

大家不要告诉他，
Dàjiā búyào gàosu tā,
We do not tell him,

快点快点捉住他，快点快点捉住他。
Kuài diǎn kuài diǎn zhuō zhù tā,kuài diǎn kuài diǎn zhuō zhù tā.
Hurry up to catch him, and quickly hurry up to catch him.

丢手绢，丢手绢，轻轻的放在小朋友的后面，
Diū shǒujuàn,diū shǒujuàn, qīngqīng de fàngzài xiǎopéngyou de hòumian,
Hide the handkerchief, hide the handkerchief, and gently place it behind the children,

大家不要告诉他，
Dàjiā búyào gàosu tā,
We do not tell him,

快点快点捉住他，快点快点捉住他。
Kuài diǎn kuài diǎn zhuō zhù tā,kuài diǎn kuài diǎn zhuō zhù tā.
Hurry up to catch him, and quickly hurry up to catch him.

How to play the Game: Hide the 手绢 (shǒujuàn) Handkerchief

手绢 (shǒujuàn) is also called 手帕 (shǒupà). Hide the handkerchief 丢手绢 (diūshǒujuàn) is a traditional game for Chinese children. In the game, one person is surrounded by others in a circle who are sitting on the ground. When the game begins, everyone starts to sing together and the elected person hides 手绢 (shǒujuàn) quietly behind one of players before the song is over. Once the player realizes that the handkerchief is placed behind his back, he/she needs to quickly stand up to chase the person who hides the handkerchief along the circle. As the elected person is caught, he or she must perform an act.

生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary:
告诉 (gàosu): v to tell
捉住 (zhuōzhù): v to catch