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17 Primary 2 听写 words: feelings and character

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These are 17 Primary 2 听写 words about feelings and character: 着急、讨厌、同意、表扬、专心、努力 and more. 1 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 2 听写 vocabulary on feelings and character, with pinyin, English meaning and an example sentence
词语PinyinMeaning
着急zháo jíanxiety心里很急切，担心事情来不及、办不好，坐不住、心里难受。马上要上课了，弟弟还没出门，妈妈很着急。mǎ shàng yào shàng kè le ， dì di hái méi chū mén ， mā ma hěn zháo jí 。Set by 3 schools
讨厌tǎo yànDetestable招人厌烦；令人心烦小刚很讨厌有人在他旁边吸烟。xiǎo gāng hěn tǎo yàn yǒu rén zài tā páng biān xī yān 。Set by 3 schools
同意tóng yìAgree / Permit赞成，准许写完作业后，妈妈同意我出去玩一会儿。xiě wán zuò yè hòu ， mā ma tóng yì wǒ chū qù wán yī huì er 。Set by 2 schools
表扬biǎo yángpraise赞美夸奖小红帮邻居奶奶打扫卫生，受到了妈妈的表扬。xiǎo hóng bāng lín jū nǎi nai dǎ sǎo wèi shēng ， shòu dào le mā ma de biǎo yáng 。Set by 2 schools
专心zhuān xīnconcentrate / focus做一件事的时候，眼睛、心思全都放在上面，不分心。上课时我们要专心听讲。shàng kè shí wǒ men yào zhuān xīn tīng jiǎng 。Set by 1 school
努力nǔ lìstrive尽量的使出自己的力气来做事只有努力奋斗，才可以获得成功。zhǐ yǒu nǔ lì fèn dòu ， cái kě yǐ huò dé chéng gōng 。Set by 1 school
勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave; courageous不怕危险和困难；有胆量勇敢的海燕在暴风雨中努力飞翔。yǒng gǎn de hǎi yàn zài bào fēng yǔ zhōng nǔ lì fēi xiáng 。Set by 1 school
呆dāiblank; dull; stay发愣或迟钝，多用于描写人一时站着不动或反应不过来。听到老师叫他的名字，他呆了一会儿才回答。tīng dào lǎo shī jiào tā de míng zì ， tā dāi le yī huì er cái huí dá 。Set by 1 school
善良shàn liángkind-hearted心地纯洁没有恶意，多用来夸奖人的好品格我的奶奶非常善良，总是热心帮助邻居。wǒ de nǎi nai fēi cháng shàn liáng ， zǒng shì rè xīn bāng zhù lín jū 。Set by 1 school
夸kuāpraise称赞别人的好表现或成绩，多用于长辈表扬晚辈老师夸我今天的作业写得很认真。lǎo shī kuā wǒ jīn tiān de zuò yè xiě dé hěn rèn zhēn 。Set by 1 school
顽皮wán píPlayful mischievous nature调皮贪玩，喜欢嬉闹，多用来形容小孩子或小动物。文华家的小猫很顽皮，经常抓坏沙发和床单。wén huá jiā de xiǎo māo hěn wán pí ， jīng cháng zhuā huài shā fā hé chuáng dān 。Set by 1 school
仔细zǐ xìcareful周密；细致、小心；当心、节俭老师让我们仔细阅读课文，体会句子含义。lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zǐ xì yuè dú kè wén ， tǐ huì jù zi hán yì 。
友好yǒu hǎofriendly待人温和、有礼貌，愿意主动亲近别人。新转来的同学对我十分友好。xīn zhuǎn lái de tóng xué duì wǒ shí fēn yǒu hǎo 。
帅气shuài qìHandsome or cool形容外表漂亮、英俊，或举止动作非常酷。穿上这件运动服，他看起来阳光又帅气。chuān shàng zhè jiàn yùn dòng fú ， tā kàn qǐ lái yáng guāng yòu shuài qì 。
担心dān xīnWorry放心不下妈妈担心中午下雨，给乐乐的包里放了把伞。mā ma dān xīn zhōng wǔ xià yǔ ， gěi lè lè de bāo lǐ fàng le bǎ sǎn 。
注意zhù yìbe careful是心理活动对一定对象的指向和集中突然传来的一声巨响，吸引了人们的注意。tū rán chuán lái de yī shēng jù xiǎng ， xī yǐn le rén men de zhù yì 。
礼貌lǐ màopolite言语动作谦虚恭敬的表现，有礼貌康康对路边的警察叔叔礼貌地敬了一个礼。kāng kāng duì lù biān de jǐng chá shū shu lǐ mào dì jìng le yí gè lǐ 。

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 mix up 专心 and 注意 because both relate to paying attention and share the heart radical 心. The difference is that 专 has a single vertical stroke through two horizontals, while 注 has the water radical 氵 on the left. 勇敢 and 呆 can also cause confusion because both contain the 口 component, but 勇 places it below 甬 whereas 呆 places it below 木.

Words that sound alike

表扬 and 夸 both mean praise, so a child might write the wrong word if they hear the English prompt. 仔细 and 注意 sound similar in quick speech and a child might write 注意 when the teacher says zǐ xì. 着急 uses the pronunciation zháo jí, which differs from the common zháo jí for 着 in other contexts, so the child may write the wrong character for 着.

Worth the extra practice

Practice 勇敢 and 仔细 first. 勇敢 has the tricky upper part 甬 and the lower 力 and children often forget the stroke order. 仔细 requires the child to remember that 仔 uses the person radical 亻 and 细 uses the silk radical 纟, which are easy to swap. Spend time writing these two words slowly and checking each radical.

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.

  • 着急 (zháo jí) — anxiety着急zháo jí
  • 讨厌 (tǎo yàn) — Detestable讨厌tǎo yàn
  • 同意 (tóng yì) — Agree / Permit同意tóng yì
  • 表扬 (biǎo yáng) — praise表扬biǎo yáng
  • 专心 (zhuān xīn) — concentrate / focus专心zhuān xīn
  • 努力 (nǔ lì) — strive努力nǔ lì
  • 勇敢 (yǒng gǎn) — brave; courageous勇敢yǒng gǎn
  • 呆 (dāi) — blank; dull; stay呆dāi
  • 善良 (shàn liáng) — kind-hearted善良shàn liáng
  • 夸 (kuā) — praise夸kuā
  • 顽皮 (wán pí) — Playful mischievous nature顽皮wán pí
  • 仔细 (zǐ xì) — careful仔细zǐ xì
  • 友好 (yǒu hǎo) — friendly友好yǒu hǎo
  • 帅气 (shuài qì) — Handsome or cool帅气shuài qì
  • 担心 (dān xīn) — Worry担心dān xīn
  • 注意 (zhù yì) — be careful注意zhù yì
  • 礼貌 (lǐ mào) — polite礼貌lǐ mào

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 17 words here, 11 have been seen on a real tingxie paper from a named Singapore primary school, and 着急 has appeared at 3 different schools. Counting every school that set each word, that is 17 sightings across papers parents have sent us since April 2026. Which school set which word is not published.

1 of these 17 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 11 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 2 听写 words should my child know about feelings and character?
This page lists 17: 着急、讨厌、同意、表扬、专心、努力、勇敢、呆 and more. 1 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 着急 in Chinese?
着急 is pronounced zháo jí. It means "anxiety". 心里很急切，担心事情来不及、办不好，坐不住、心里难受。. For example: 马上要上课了，弟弟还没出门，妈妈很着急。 (mǎ shàng yào shàng kè le ， dì di hái méi chū mén ， mā ma hěn zháo jí 。)
How do you pronounce 讨厌 in Chinese?
讨厌 is pronounced tǎo yàn. It means "Detestable". 招人厌烦；令人心烦. For example: 小刚很讨厌有人在他旁边吸烟。 (xiǎo gāng hěn tǎo yàn yǒu rén zài tā páng biān xī yān 。)
How do you pronounce 同意 in Chinese?
同意 is pronounced tóng yì. It means "Agree / Permit". 赞成，准许. For example: 写完作业后，妈妈同意我出去玩一会儿。 (xiě wán zuò yè hòu ， mā ma tóng yì wǒ chū qù wán yī huì er 。)
How do you pronounce 表扬 in Chinese?
表扬 is pronounced biǎo yáng. It means "praise". 赞美夸奖. For example: 小红帮邻居奶奶打扫卫生，受到了妈妈的表扬。 (xiǎo hóng bāng lín jū nǎi nai dǎ sǎo wèi shēng ， shòu dào le mā ma de biǎo yáng 。)
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. 1 of the 17 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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