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14 Primary 1 听写 words: family and people

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These are 14 Primary 1 听写 words about family and people: 你、哥哥、妈妈、妹妹、姐姐、弟弟 and more. 8 of them come from tingxie papers Singapore schools actually set at this level. Every word below has its pinyin, an English meaning and one example sentence.

Reviewed by the Geniebook Curriculum TeamSource: MOE Mother Tongue Language syllabus

The word list

Read the word aloud, let your child write it once from memory, then check the characters. Words marked set by a school appeared in a real tingxie paper at this level.

Primary 1 听写 vocabulary on family and people, with pinyin, English meaning and an example sentence
词语PinyinMeaning
你nǐyou用来称呼对方的代词，常用于日常对话中。你明天记得带水壶去学校。nǐ míng tiān jì de dài shuǐ hú qù xué xiào 。Set by 1 school
哥哥gē geolder brother同父母而比自己年长的男子哥哥教我骑自行车gē ge jiào wǒ qí zì xíng chēSet by 1 school
妈妈mā mamother / mom对母亲的称呼，常用于日常口语和家庭生活中妈妈每天早起为我准备营养的早餐。mā ma měi tiān zǎo qǐ wèi wǒ zhǔn bèi yíng yǎng de zǎo cān 。Set by 1 school
妹妹mèi meiyounger sister同父母而比自己年纪小的女子我的妹妹今年六岁了。wǒ de mèi mei jīn nián liù suì le 。Set by 1 school
姐姐jiě jieolder sister同父母而比自己年长的女子姐姐每天帮我检查作业。jiě jie měi tiān bāng wǒ jiǎn chá zuò yè 。Set by 1 school
弟弟dì diyounger brother同父母且年纪较小的男孩，多用于家庭称呼。弟弟每天放学后都会自己整理书包。dì di měi tiān fàng xué hòu dōu huì zì jǐ zhěng lǐ shū bāo 。Set by 1 school
我们wǒ menwe/us指说话的人和其他一些人我们一起做作业。wǒ men yì qǐ zuò zuò yè 。Set by 2 schools
爸爸bà badad子女对父亲的称呼，多用于日常口语中亲切地叫唤父亲。每天下班后，爸爸都会陪我一起做功课。měi tiān xià bān hòu ， bà ba dōu huì péi wǒ yì qǐ zuò gōng kè 。Set by 3 schools
人rénperson; human能制造工具的高等动物，常用于称呼人类或具体个体。周末的公园里有很多人在散步。zhōu mò de gōng yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén zài sàn bù 。
儿子ér zison父母所生的男孩他的儿子今年上小学一年级。tā de ér zi jīn nián shàng xiǎo xué yì nián jí 。Set by 1 school
女儿nǚ érdaughter父母所生的女性孩子我的女儿今年八岁，正在上小学二年级。wǒ de nǚ ér jīn nián bā suì ， zhèng zài shàng xiǎo xué èr nián jí 。Set by 1 school
女孩nǚ háigirl小姑娘欢欢是一个乖巧可爱的女孩。huān huān shì yí gè guāi qiǎo kě ài de nǚ hái 。Set by 1 school
我wǒI/me指自己，说话的人我喜欢吃苹果。wǒ xǐ huan chī píng guǒ 。
朋友péng youfriend彼此有交情的人我在学校里交了很多新朋友wǒ zài xué xiào lǐ jiāo le hěn duō xīn péng youSet by 1 school

A picture for each word

Children remember a character far better when it is attached to an image. These are the same pictures gtx shows during practice.

  • 你 (nǐ) — you你nǐ
  • 哥哥 (gē ge) — older brother哥哥gē ge
  • 妈妈 (mā ma) — mother / mom妈妈mā ma
  • 妹妹 (mèi mei) — younger sister妹妹mèi mei
  • 姐姐 (jiě jie) — older sister姐姐jiě jie
  • 弟弟 (dì di) — younger brother弟弟dì di
  • 我们 (wǒ men) — we/us我们wǒ men
  • 爸爸 (bà ba) — dad爸爸bà ba
  • 人 (rén) — person; human人rén
  • 儿子 (ér zi) — son儿子ér zi
  • 女儿 (nǚ ér) — daughter女儿nǚ ér
  • 女孩 (nǚ hái) — girl女孩nǚ hái
  • 我 (wǒ) — I/me我wǒ
  • 朋友 (péng you) — friend朋友péng you

Where these words come from

In Primary 1 the list is short — usually 8 to 10 items — and it is mostly single characters and two-character words. Tingxie normally starts around week 2 or 3 of Term 1, which is often a child's first graded work of any kind.

Of the 14 words here, 12 have been seen on a real tingxie paper from a named Singapore primary school, and 爸爸 has appeared at 3 different schools. Counting every school that set each word, that is 15 sightings across papers parents have sent us since April 2026. Which school set which word is not published.

8 of these 14 words are marked as set by a school at Primary 1; the rest are levelled by curriculum judgement. How we build these lists explains the difference, and why this is not an official MOE list. MOE publishes the syllabus itself: Mother Tongue Language learning, MOE.

Reviewed 1 August 2026 by the Geniebook Curriculum Team. Corrections: tell Hua Hua on WhatsApp.

Practise your child’s own list

Every school sets a different list. Send us a photo of the one that came home and Hua Hua builds a practice from exactly those words: each one read aloud, a picture that helps it stick, and a sheet you can print and write on. The five-step method is the same one teachers use in class.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What Primary 1 听写 words should my child know about family and people?
This page lists 14: 你、哥哥、妈妈、妹妹、姐姐、弟弟、我们、爸爸 and more. 8 of them appeared in tingxie papers that Singapore schools actually set for this level. Each word has its pinyin, an English meaning and an example sentence your child can read aloud.
How is 听写 (tingxie) tested in Primary 1?
The teacher reads each word aloud, usually two or three times, and the child writes it from memory in Chinese characters. In Primary 1 the list is short — usually 8 to 10 items — and it is mostly single characters and two-character words. Tingxie normally starts around week 2 or 3 of Term 1, which is often a child's first graded work of any kind.
How do you pronounce 你 in Chinese?
你 is pronounced nǐ. It means "you" (用来称呼对方的代词，常用于日常对话中。). For example: 你明天记得带水壶去学校。 (nǐ míng tiān jì de dài shuǐ hú qù xué xiào 。)
How do you pronounce 哥哥 in Chinese?
哥哥 is pronounced gē ge. It means "older brother" (同父母而比自己年长的男子). For example: 哥哥教我骑自行车 (gē ge jiào wǒ qí zì xíng chē)
How do you pronounce 妈妈 in Chinese?
妈妈 is pronounced mā ma. It means "mother / mom" (对母亲的称呼，常用于日常口语和家庭生活中). For example: 妈妈每天早起为我准备营养的早餐。 (mā ma měi tiān zǎo qǐ wèi wǒ zhǔn bèi yíng yǎng de zǎo cān 。)
How do you pronounce 妹妹 in Chinese?
妹妹 is pronounced mèi mei. It means "younger sister" (同父母而比自己年纪小的女子). For example: 我的妹妹今年六岁了。 (wǒ de mèi mei jīn nián liù suì le 。)
Are these Primary 1 听写 words from the MOE syllabus?
They are checked against MOE Primary Chinese level expectations, but this is not an official MOE word list. 8 of the 14 words here came from a tingxie paper a Singapore school actually set at Primary 1; the rest are levelled by curriculum judgement. MOE publishes the syllabus itself at moe.gov.sg.

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