What Primary 2 听写 words should my child know about actions and movement?

This page lists 18: 活动、摸、刮、响、闪、睡醒、救命、捏 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 do you pronounce 活动 in Chinese?

活动 is pronounced huó dòng. It means "activity". 运动；不固定；举行的仪式或集体做某事。. For example: 这次的母语双周活动全校师生都会参加。 (zhè cì de mǔ yǔ shuāng zhōu huó dòng quán xiào shī shēng dōu huì cān jiā 。)

How do you pronounce 摸 in Chinese?

摸 is pronounced mō. It means "touch or feel with hands". 用手轻轻接触或探找东西，多用来感觉冷热或寻找物品。. For example: 弟弟闭上眼睛，用手摸桌上的苹果。 (dì di bì shàng yǎn jing ， yòng shǒu mō zhuō shàng de píng guǒ 。)

How do you pronounce 刮 in Chinese?

刮 is pronounced guā. It means "scrape; blow". 用刀等贴着表面移动；风吹. For example: 今天风很大，刮得树叶沙沙响。 (jīn tiān fēng hěn dà ， guā dé shù yè shā shā xiǎng 。)

How do you pronounce 响 in Chinese?

响 is pronounced xiǎng. It means "sound / make a noise". 发出声音，常用于描述物体发声或声音很大。. For example: 闹钟响了，我马上起床准备上学。 (nào zhōng xiǎng le ， wǒ mǎ shàng qǐ chuáng zhǔn bèi shàng xué 。)

Are these Primary 2 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 18 words here came from a tingxie paper a Singapore school actually set at Primary 2; the rest are levelled by curriculum judgement. MOE publishes the syllabus itself at moe.gov.sg.

Primary 2 · 听写

18 Primary 2 听写 words: actions and movement

Name: Primary 2 听写 vocabulary — Actions and movement
Creator: Geniebook Curriculum Team
Published: 2026-07-26
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Quick answer

These are 18 Primary 2 听写 words about actions and movement: 活动、摸、刮、响、闪、睡醒 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.

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 2 听写 vocabulary on actions and movement, with pinyin, English meaning and an example sentence
词语	Pinyin	Meaning
活动	huó dòng	activity运动；不固定；举行的仪式或集体做某事。这次的母语双周活动全校师生都会参加。zhè cì de mǔ yǔ shuāng zhōu huó dòng quán xiào shī shēng dōu huì cān jiā 。Set by 1 school
摸	mō	touch or feel with hands用手轻轻接触或探找东西，多用来感觉冷热或寻找物品。弟弟闭上眼睛，用手摸桌上的苹果。dì di bì shàng yǎn jing ， yòng shǒu mō zhuō shàng de píng guǒ 。Set by 1 school
刮	guā	scrape; blow用刀等贴着表面移动；风吹今天风很大，刮得树叶沙沙响。jīn tiān fēng hěn dà ， guā dé shù yè shā shā xiǎng 。Set by 1 school
响	xiǎng	sound / make a noise发出声音，常用于描述物体发声或声音很大。闹钟响了，我马上起床准备上学。nào zhōng xiǎng le ， wǒ mǎ shàng qǐ chuáng zhǔn bèi shàng xué 。Set by 1 school
闪	shǎn	to flash; to dodge突然发出光亮或快速移动，常用于描写光线或躲避。他往旁边一闪，躲开了飞来的皮球。tā wǎng páng biān yī shǎn ， duǒ kāi le fēi lái de pí qiú 。Set by 1 school
睡醒	shuì xǐng	wake up刚刚起床苏醒1.小明一觉睡醒，肚子饿极了。1 . xiǎo míng yī jiào shuì xǐng ， dù zi è jí le 。Set by 2 schools
救命	jiù mìng	save a life/help呼救；救人性命小明在游泳池里突然抽筋，他赶紧挥手大喊救命，救生员立刻跳下水救他。xiǎo míng zài yóu yǒng chí lǐ tū rán chōu jīn ， tā gǎn jǐn huī shǒu dà hǎn jiù mìng ， jiù shēng yuán lì kè tiào xià shuǐ jiù tā 。Set by 1 school
捏	niē	pinch or knead with fingers用拇指和手指夹住或揉搓，常用于手工或拿取小物件。妹妹用彩泥捏了一只可爱的小兔子。mèi mei yòng cǎi ní niē le yī zhī kě ài de xiǎo tù zi 。Set by 1 school
伸出	shēn chū	put out or extend将手或肢体向外展开他毫不犹豫地向落水者伸出双手。tā háo bù yóu yù dì xiàng luò shuǐ zhě shēn chū shuāng shǒu 。
玩耍	wán shuǎ	play做使自己精神愉快的活动、游戏课间，同学们经常在操场上欢乐地玩耍。kè jiān ， tóng xué men jīng cháng zài cāo chǎng shàng huān lè dì wán shuǎ 。
掉	diào	to fall; to drop物体从高处落下或离开原位，常用于描述物品脱落或丢失。我的铅笔不小心从桌上掉到地上了。wǒ de qiān bǐ bù xiǎo xīn cóng zhuō shàng diào dào dì shàng le 。Set by 1 school
结	jié	tie / knot把线绳系在一起，常作为词素用于“打结”“结果”等词。我帮弟弟把鞋带打了一个结。wǒ bāng dì di bǎ xié dài dǎ le yí gè jié 。Set by 1 school
擦	cā	wipe / rub用布或纸在物品表面来回摩擦，常用于清洁桌面或黑板。我每天放学都会帮忙擦黑板。wǒ měi tiān fàng xué dōu huì bāng máng cā hēi bǎn 。
倒水	dào shuǐ	pour away the water把水从容器里倒出乐乐贴心地给下班回家的妈妈倒水喝。lè lè tiē xīn dì gěi xià bān huí jiā de mā ma dào shuǐ hē 。Set by 1 school
准备	zhǔn bèi	prepare预先安排或筹划；打算1.明天有植树活动，老师让大家准备好工具。1 . míng tiān yǒu zhí shù huó dòng ， lǎo shī ràng dà jiā zhǔn bèi hǎo gōng jù 。
捉	zhuō	catch用手抓住动物或人，多用于户外活动或游戏。弟弟在花园里捉蝴蝶。dì di zài huā yuán lǐ zhuō hú dié 。Set by 1 school
靠	kào	lean against身体倚着物体支撑或休息，常用于描述坐立姿势。弟弟看书累了，就靠在沙发上休息。dì di kàn shū lèi le ， jiù kào zài shā fā shàng xiū xi 。
发现	fā xiàn	discover看到或找到以前不知道的事物小明高兴地发现他种的大蒜发芽了。xiǎo míng gāo xìng de fā xiàn tā zhǒng de dà suàn fā yá le 。Set by 1 school

What trips children up on this list

Written for a parent who does not read Chinese. You do not need to know the characters to help. You need to know which ones are easy to mix up.

Characters that look alike

Children often confuse 摸 and 擦 because both contain the hand radical on the left and have a similar right side structure. 闪 and 问 look alike as both have a door frame with a component inside, but 闪 has a person while 问 has a mouth. 结 and 靠 share no radical but children sometimes mix up the right side of 结 with the top of 靠 when writing quickly.

Words that sound alike

The word 倒水 uses dào, which sounds exactly like 到, so children may write 到水 instead. 发现 and 发出 share the same first syllable fā and a child might write 发出 when they hear 发现. 准备 has zhǔn, which can be misheard as 准 or confused with 转, leading to wrong characters.

Worth the extra practice

Practice 准备 and 发现 first. Both are high frequency words in Primary 2 reading and writing and they contain components that children often write in the wrong order. Spend time on 倒水 next, because the difference between dào and dǎo changes the meaning completely and children must learn to match the correct character to the context.

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.

活动huó dòng
摸mō
刮guā
响xiǎng
闪shǎn
睡醒shuì xǐng
救命jiù mìng
捏niē
伸出shēn chū
玩耍wán shuǎ
掉diào
结jié
擦cā
倒水dào shuǐ
准备zhǔn bèi
捉zhuō
靠kào
发现fā xiàn

Where these words come from

By Primary 2 the lists lengthen and two-character words dominate. Teachers start reading a short phrase rather than only the word, so a child has to hold more in their head before the pencil moves.

Of the 18 words here, 13 have been seen on a real tingxie paper from a named Singapore primary school, and 睡醒 has appeared at 2 different schools. Counting every school that set each word, that is 14 sightings across papers parents have sent us since April 2026. Which school set which word is not published.

8 of these 18 words are marked as set by a school at Primary 2; 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 26 July 2026 by the Geniebook Curriculum Team. Corrections: tell Hua Hua on WhatsApp.

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Frequently asked questions

What Primary 2 听写 words should my child know about actions and movement?: This page lists 18: 活动、摸、刮、响、闪、睡醒、救命、捏 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 2?: The teacher reads each word aloud, usually two or three times. The child writes it from memory in Chinese characters. By Primary 2 the lists lengthen and two-character words dominate. Teachers start reading a short phrase rather than only the word, so a child has to hold more in their head before the pencil moves.
How do you pronounce 活动 in Chinese?: 活动 is pronounced huó dòng. It means "activity". 运动；不固定；举行的仪式或集体做某事。. For example: 这次的母语双周活动全校师生都会参加。 (zhè cì de mǔ yǔ shuāng zhōu huó dòng quán xiào shī shēng dōu huì cān jiā 。)
How do you pronounce 摸 in Chinese?: 摸 is pronounced mō. It means "touch or feel with hands". 用手轻轻接触或探找东西，多用来感觉冷热或寻找物品。. For example: 弟弟闭上眼睛，用手摸桌上的苹果。 (dì di bì shàng yǎn jing ， yòng shǒu mō zhuō shàng de píng guǒ 。)
How do you pronounce 刮 in Chinese?: 刮 is pronounced guā. It means "scrape; blow". 用刀等贴着表面移动；风吹. For example: 今天风很大，刮得树叶沙沙响。 (jīn tiān fēng hěn dà ， guā dé shù yè shā shā xiǎng 。)
How do you pronounce 响 in Chinese?: 响 is pronounced xiǎng. It means "sound / make a noise". 发出声音，常用于描述物体发声或声音很大。. For example: 闹钟响了，我马上起床准备上学。 (nào zhōng xiǎng le ， wǒ mǎ shàng qǐ chuáng zhǔn bèi shàng xué 。)
Are these Primary 2 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 18 words here came from a tingxie paper a Singapore school actually set at Primary 2; the rest are levelled by curriculum judgement. MOE publishes the syllabus itself at moe.gov.sg.

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