What Primary 1 听写 words should my child know about shapes, sizes and numbers?

This page lists 16: 一、六、左右、三、大小、四、五、七 and more. 14 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. Some papers add a short sentence for dictation. It is written on paper, so practice works best with a pen rather than a screen.

How do you pronounce 一?

一 is pronounced yī. It means "one". For example: 我有一支铅笔。

How can my child practise these words at home?

Read each word aloud and let your child write it once from memory, then check against the character here. Print the practice sheet for the grid paper version. You can also send us a photo of your child's own word list on WhatsApp and get a sheet made from exactly those words.

Yes. The words, meanings, example sentences and the printable sheet are free to use and free to forward to other parents. No sign-up is needed to read this page.

16 Primary 1 听写 Words: Shapes, sizes and numbers (with Pinyin and Meanings)

Quick answer

These are 16 Primary 1 听写 words about shapes, sizes and numbers: 一、六、左右、三、大小、四 and more. 14 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.

Last updated 26 July 2026Reviewed 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 shapes, sizes and numbers, with pinyin, English meaning and an example sentence
词语	Pinyin	Meaning
一	yī	one数字1，表示单个或开始我有一支铅笔。wǒ yǒu yī zhī qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
六	liù	six数字6，表示数量我有六支彩色铅笔。wǒ yǒu liù zhī cǎi sè qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
左右	zuǒ yòu	around; approximately用在数量或时间后，说明大概的范围。我们下午三点左右在公园集合。wǒ men xià wǔ sān diǎn zuǒ yòu zài gōng yuán jí hé 。Set by a school
三	sān	three数字3，表示数量我有三本故事书。wǒ yǒu sān běn gù shi shū 。Set by a school
大小	dà xiǎo	size / big and small指物体或事物的尺寸、规模，有大和小之分这个苹果的大小刚好可以放进我的书包。zhè ge píng guǒ de dà xiǎo gāng hǎo kě yǐ fàng jìn wǒ de shū bāo 。Set by a school
四	sì	four数字4，表示数量教室里有四张桌子。jiào shì lǐ yǒu sì zhāng zhuō zi 。Set by a school
五	wǔ	five数字5，表示数量我有五支铅笔。wǒ yǒu wǔ zhī qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
七	qī	seven数字7，比六多一，比八少一我有七支彩色铅笔。wǒ yǒu qī zhī cǎi sè qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
九	jiǔ	nine数字八与十之间的整数，常用于计数、年龄或日期。我今年九岁，正在读小学三年级。wǒ jīn nián jiǔ suì ， zhèng zài dú xiǎo xué sān nián jí 。Set by a school
多少	duō shǎo	how many / how much问数量或价钱时用的词，意思是"有几个"。书包里有多少课本？shū bāo lǐ yǒu duō shǎo kè běn ？Set by a school
八	bā	eight数目字，排在七之后，表示数量。桌上有八个红苹果。zhuō shàng yǒu bā gè hóng píng guǒ 。Set by a school
二	èr	two数字，表示1加1后的数量我有二支铅笔。wǒ yǒu èr zhī qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
五十四	wǔ shí sì	fifty-four数字54，由五十和四组成我们班有五十四名同学。wǒ men bān yǒu wǔ shí sì míng tóng xué 。Set by a school
十	shí	ten数字10，表示数量我有十支彩色铅笔。wǒ yǒu shí zhī cǎi sè qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
许多	xǔ duō	many / a lot of数量很多花园里开了许多美丽的花，五颜六色的。huā yuán lǐ kāi le xǔ duō měi lì de huā ， wǔ yán liù sè de 。
重	zhòng	heavy分量大，与轻相对，多用于描述物品或行李这个书包太重了，我背不动。zhè ge shū bāo tài zhòng le ， wǒ bèi bù dòng 。

Where these words come from

Every word on this page was taken from a real tingxie paper a Singapore parent sent to Hua Hua, GenieOne’s 听写 assistant, then checked against MOE Primary Chinese level expectations by the Geniebook Curriculum Team.

Two signals are kept separate, because they are not equally strong. Level (Primary 1) is a curriculum judgement of when a Singapore student is typically expected to write the word. Set by a school is the stronger claim: that word appeared in a paper a school set at this level. 14 of 16 words here carry both.

This is not an official MOE word list. MOE publishes the Primary Chinese syllabus itself, and it is the authority on curriculum: Mother Tongue Language learning, MOE.

Reviewed 26 July 2026. Corrections: tell Hua Hua on WhatsApp and we will fix the entry.

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What Primary 1 听写 words should my child know about shapes, sizes and numbers?: This page lists 16: 一、六、左右、三、大小、四、五、七 and more. 14 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. Some papers add a short sentence for dictation. It is written on paper, so practice works best with a pen rather than a screen.
How do you pronounce 一?: 一 is pronounced yī. It means "one". For example: 我有一支铅笔。
How can my child practise these words at home?: Read each word aloud and let your child write it once from memory, then check against the character here. Print the practice sheet for the grid paper version. You can also send us a photo of your child's own word list on WhatsApp and get a sheet made from exactly those words.
Is this list free?: Yes. The words, meanings, example sentences and the printable sheet are free to use and free to forward to other parents. No sign-up is needed to read this page.