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title: "Chinese Animals Matching Game: Free Memory Cards With Pinyin and Sound"
description: "A free Chinese matching game of animals: turn two cards to match each word's characters and pinyin with its English, and hear every pair you find. A new deal every press, 27 topics, no sign-up."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-matching-game/animals"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[Chinese matching game](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-matching-game) · 34 words

# Animals matching game

Match each word’s characters with its English.

## More matching games

## How do I play?

Turn any two cards. If one is a word’s characters and the other its English, they stay up and the word is said aloud; if not, they turn back. Find all 6 pairs in as few moves as you can.

## How does it help me learn Chinese?

Remembering where a card was makes you hold the word and its meaning in mind, and each pair you find is said aloud, so you hear it as you see it. New game deals six different words from the same topic.

## Which words are in it?

34 animals, the ones a class teaches first, six a game, with pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary.

## More free tools

- [Animals in Chinese with audio](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary/animals)
- [Animals word search](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-word-search/animals)
- [Animals quiz](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-quiz/animals)
- [Animals bingo](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-bingo/animals)
- [Chinese flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards)

Pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary.