What Primary 2 听写 words should my child know about time and weather?

This page lists 16: 乌云、刮风、之后、假期、傍晚、半个月、半夜、同时 and more. 2 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 乌云 in Chinese?

乌云 is pronounced wū yún. It means "dark clouds". 黑云. For example: 天空中乌云密布，马上就要下雨了。 (tiān kōng zhōng wū yún mì bù ， mǎ shàng jiù yào xià yǔ le 。)

How do you pronounce 刮风 in Chinese?

刮风 is pronounced guā fēng. It means "it's windy". 吹风. For example: 昨天刮风下雨之后，天气一下子就变凉了。 (zuó tiān guā fēng xià yǔ zhī hòu ， tiān qì yī xià zi jiù biàn liáng le 。)

How do you pronounce 之后 in Chinese?

之后 is pronounced zhī hòu. It means "after / later". 在某个时间或事件的后面. For example: 放学之后我去公园玩。 (fàng xué zhī hòu wǒ qù gōng yuán wán 。)

How do you pronounce 假期 in Chinese?

假期 is pronounced jià qī. It means "holiday; vacation". 放假或休假的时期. For example: 假期里，热闹的校园一下子清静了许多。 (jià qī lǐ ， rè nao de xiào yuán yī xià zi qīng jìng le xǔ duō 。)

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. 2 of the 16 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

16 Primary 2 听写 words: time and weather

Name: Primary 2 听写 vocabulary — Time and weather
Creator: Geniebook Curriculum Team
Published: 2026-08-02
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Quick answer

These are 16 Primary 2 听写 words about time and weather: 乌云、刮风、之后、假期、傍晚、半个月 and more. 2 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 2 August 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 time and weather, with pinyin, English meaning and an example sentence
词语	Pinyin	Meaning
乌云	wū yún	dark clouds黑云天空中乌云密布，马上就要下雨了。tiān kōng zhōng wū yún mì bù ， mǎ shàng jiù yào xià yǔ le 。Set by 5 schools
刮风	guā fēng	it's windy吹风昨天刮风下雨之后，天气一下子就变凉了。zuó tiān guā fēng xià yǔ zhī hòu ， tiān qì yī xià zi jiù biàn liáng le 。Set by 1 school
之后	zhī hòu	after / later在某个时间或事件的后面放学之后我去公园玩。fàng xué zhī hòu wǒ qù gōng yuán wán 。
假期	jià qī	holiday; vacation放假或休假的时期假期里，热闹的校园一下子清静了许多。jià qī lǐ ， rè nao de xiào yuán yī xià zi qīng jìng le xǔ duō 。
傍晚	bàng wǎn	dusk临近晚上的时候傍晚，大街上传来一阵美妙的歌声。bàng wǎn ， dà jiē shàng chuán lái yī zhèn měi miào de gē shēng 。
半个月	bàn gè yuè	half a month十五天的时间，多用于描述较短的等待或学习周期我去夏令营学习了半个月，交到了许多新朋友。wǒ qù xià lìng yíng xué xí le bàn gè yuè ， jiāo dào le xǔ duō xīn péng you 。Set by 1 school
半夜	bàn yè	midnight; middle of the night夜里十二点左右的时间，多用于描述深夜发生的状况半夜突然下起大雨，把我们都吵醒了。bàn yè tū rán xià qǐ dà yǔ ， bǎ wǒ men dōu chǎo xǐng le 。
同时	tóng shí	at the same time / meanwhile同一时间我同时唱歌和拍手。wǒ tóng shí chàng gē hé pāi shǒu 。
年底	nián dǐ	end year period一年快要结束的最后这段时期。马上到年底了，大家都在准备新年礼物。mǎ shàng dào nián dǐ le ， dà jiā dōu zài zhǔn bèi xīn nián lǐ wù 。
最近	zuì jìn	recently/nearest指说话前或后不久的日子；距离非常短我最近迷上了街舞，每天都在家里练习。wǒ zuì jìn mí shàng le jiē wǔ ， měi tiān dōu zài jiā lǐ liàn xí 。Set by 3 schools
永远	yǒng yuǎn	forever表示时间长久，没有终止。我和小芳是永远的好朋友。wǒ hé xiǎo fāng shì yǒng yuǎn de hǎo péng you 。Set by 1 school
淋	lín	to get wet from rain; to pour liquid over液体落下沾湿人或物，多指遇雨。常作语素用于“淋雨”“淋浴”。放学时突然下雨，我的外套被雨淋湿了。fàng xué shí tū rán xià yǔ ， wǒ de wài tào bèi yǔ lín shī le 。Set by 1 school
秋风	qiū fēng	autumn wind秋天的风。秋风吹过海面，泛起层层波浪。qiū fēng chuī guò hǎi miàn ， fàn qǐ céng céng bō làng 。
秒针	miǎo zhēn	second hand钟表上指示秒的针这个闹钟非常可爱，它的秒针是松树造型的。zhè ge nào zhōng fēi cháng kě ài ， tā de miǎo zhēn shì sōng shù zào xíng de 。
经常	jīng cháng	often平常，日常明华放学后经常去图书馆看书。míng huá fàng xué hòu jīng cháng qù tú shū guǎn kàn shū 。
雨点	yǔ diǎn	raindrop落下的雨滴雨点打在窗户上，发出滴答的声音。yǔ diǎn dǎ zài chuāng hu shàng ， fā chū dī dā de shēng yīn 。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

The difference is that 雨 sits at the top in 雨点 but is the whole first character in 乌云. 半夜 and 年底 also cause confusion as both end with a time word that looks like a small box with a line through it. 半 has two horizontal strokes while 年 has three.

Words that sound alike

刮风 and 秋风 both end in feng so a child might write the wrong wind word if they only catch the first syllable. 之后 and 最近 share the zh sound at the start and can be confused in a fast dictation. 淋 and 经常 are not soundalikes but 淋 is often misheard as 林 because they share the same pinyin lin.

Worth the extra practice

Practice 傍晚 and 半夜 together. They both describe times of day and children mix the second characters 晚 and 夜. Write them side by side and ask your child to say the meaning of each. Also give extra time to 淋. It is a single character verb that appears in many sentences and needs clear spelling practice.

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.

乌云wū yún
刮风guā fēng
之后zhī hòu
假期jià qī
傍晚bàng wǎn
半个月bàn gè yuè
半夜bàn yè
同时tóng shí
年底nián dǐ
最近zuì jìn
永远yǒng yuǎn
淋lín
秋风qiū fēng
秒针miǎo zhēn
经常jīng cháng
雨点yǔ diǎn

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 16 words here, 7 have been seen on a real tingxie paper from a named Singapore primary school, and 乌云 has appeared at 5 different schools. Counting every school that set each word, that is 13 sightings across papers parents have sent us since April 2026. Which school set which word is not published.

2 of these 16 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 2 August 2026 by the Geniebook Curriculum Team. Corrections: tell Hua Hua on WhatsApp.

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What Primary 2 听写 words should my child know about time and weather?: This page lists 16: 乌云、刮风、之后、假期、傍晚、半个月、半夜、同时 and more. 2 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 乌云 in Chinese?: 乌云 is pronounced wū yún. It means "dark clouds". 黑云. For example: 天空中乌云密布，马上就要下雨了。 (tiān kōng zhōng wū yún mì bù ， mǎ shàng jiù yào xià yǔ le 。)
How do you pronounce 刮风 in Chinese?: 刮风 is pronounced guā fēng. It means "it's windy". 吹风. For example: 昨天刮风下雨之后，天气一下子就变凉了。 (zuó tiān guā fēng xià yǔ zhī hòu ， tiān qì yī xià zi jiù biàn liáng le 。)
How do you pronounce 之后 in Chinese?: 之后 is pronounced zhī hòu. It means "after / later". 在某个时间或事件的后面. For example: 放学之后我去公园玩。 (fàng xué zhī hòu wǒ qù gōng yuán wán 。)
How do you pronounce 假期 in Chinese?: 假期 is pronounced jià qī. It means "holiday; vacation". 放假或休假的时期. For example: 假期里，热闹的校园一下子清静了许多。 (jià qī lǐ ， rè nao de xiào yuán yī xià zi qīng jìng le xǔ duō 。)
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. 2 of the 16 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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