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18 Primary 3 听写 words: describing things

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These are 18 Primary 3 听写 words about describing things: 习惯、也许、区别、充满、纷纷、伟 and more. 3 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 3 听写 vocabulary on describing things, with pinyin, English meaning and an example sentence
词语PinyinMeaning
习惯xí guànhabit长期培养形成的行为或社会风尚；经过不断实践而逐渐适应1.每个民族都有自己的风俗习惯。1 . měi gè mín zú dōu yǒu zì jǐ de fēng sú xí guàn 。Set by 1 school
也许yě xǔperhaps / maybe表示不肯定他也许不知道这件事。tā yě xǔ bù zhī dao zhè jiàn shì 。Set by 1 school
区别qū biédifference / distinguish不同之处你能说出苹果和梨的区别吗？nǐ néng shuō chū píng guǒ hé lí de qū bié ma ？Set by 1 school
充满chōng mǎnfull of; filled with填满；布满教室里充满了同学们欢快的笑声。jiào shì lǐ chōng mǎn le tóng xué men huān kuài de xiào shēng 。
纷纷fēn fēnOne after another多而杂乱姐姐考上了大学，家人们纷纷打来电话祝贺。jiě jie kǎo shàng le dà xué ， jiā rén men fēn fēn dǎ lái diàn huà zhù hè 。
伟wěigreat非常了不起，特别优秀伟大的科学家发明了新药。wěi dà de kē xué jiā fā míng le xīn yào 。Set by 1 school
免费miǎn fèifree of charge免交费用国庆期间，博物馆免费开放。guó qìng qī jiān ， bó wù guǎn miǎn fèi kāi fàng 。
计划jì huàplan开始行动或工作之前，预先定好的规划老师要求我们做一份自己的学习计划。lǎo shī yāo qiú wǒ men zuò yī fèn zì jǐ de xué xí jì huà 。Set by 1 school
负责fù zébe responsible for1.承担责任。2.指踏实不马虎，尽职尽责。班长主要负责维持班里纪律、帮助同学进步。bān zhǎng zhǔ yào fù zé wéi chí bān lǐ jì lǜ 、 bāng zhù tóng xué jìn bù 。Set by 3 schools
懂得dǒng deunderstand明白道理或方法，多用于理解规则或体谅别人小明懂得过马路时要看红绿灯。xiǎo míng dǒng de guò mǎ lù shí yào kàn hóng lǜ dēng 。Set by 2 schools
成功chéng gōngsucceed达到预期目标只要肯努力做任何事情都能取得成功zhǐ yào kěn nǔ lì zuò rèn hé shì qíng dōu néng qǔ dé chéng gōng
了不起liǎo bù qǐamazing非常优秀，让人佩服小明这次考试得了满分，真了不起。xiǎo míng zhè cì kǎo shì dé le mǎn fēn ， zhēn liǎo bù qǐ 。Set by 1 school
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; brilliant出色，绝妙这场表演非常精彩。zhè chǎng biǎo yǎn fēi cháng jīng cǎi 。Set by 1 school
不停地bù tíng decontinuously持续不断地雨不停地下着。yǔ bù tíng dì xià zhe 。Set by 1 school
输赢shū yíngwin or lose胜利和失败。比起输赢，比赛的过程更加重要。bǐ qǐ shū yíng ， bǐ sài de guò chéng gèng jiā zhòng yào 。Set by 1 school
互相hù xiāngmutually; each other彼此之间朋友之间要互相信任。péng you zhī jiān yào hù xiāng xìn rèn 。
忽然hū ránSuddenly副词，表示事件或动作来得迅速又出乎意料。狗狗忽然竖起了耳朵，原来是有人走过来了。gǒu gǒu hū rán shù qǐ le ěr duo ， yuán lái shì yǒu rén zǒu guò lái le 。
虽然suī ránalthough即使如此虽然下雨了，但是小乐带了伞，她可以撑着伞走回家。suī rán xià yǔ le ， dàn shì xiǎo lè dài le sǎn ， tā kě yǐ chēng zhe sǎn zǒu huí jiā 。Set by 2 schools

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 懂 and 懂 de because they see the same left radical. The difference is that 懂 means understand on its own, while 懂得 is the full word used in writing. 纷 and 纷 look identical, but the list uses the reduplicated form 纷纷 to show one after another. 伟 and 伟 are the same character, but children sometimes write the wrong radical when copying it quickly.

Words that sound alike

A child may write 也许 as 野许 because both start with yě. 忽然 and 虽然 share the rán ending, so a tired student might swap the first character.

Worth the extra practice

Practice 区别 and 负责 first. These two words appear in many exam questions and require correct character order and meaning. Write each word three times, then use it in a short sentence about daily life. This builds recognition and correct spelling without extra worksheets.

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.

  • 习惯 (xí guàn) — habit习惯xí guàn
  • 也许 (yě xǔ) — perhaps / maybe也许yě xǔ
  • 区别 (qū bié) — difference / distinguish区别qū bié
  • 充满 (chōng mǎn) — full of; filled with充满chōng mǎn
  • 纷纷 (fēn fēn) — One after another纷纷fēn fēn
  • 伟 (wěi) — great伟wěi
  • 免费 (miǎn fèi) — free of charge免费miǎn fèi
  • 计划 (jì huà) — plan计划jì huà
  • 负责 (fù zé) — be responsible for负责fù zé
  • 懂得 (dǒng de) — understand懂得dǒng de
  • 成功 (chéng gōng) — succeed成功chéng gōng
  • 了不起 (liǎo bù qǐ) — amazing了不起liǎo bù qǐ
  • 精彩 (jīng cǎi) — wonderful; brilliant精彩jīng cǎi
  • 不停地 (bù tíng de) — continuously不停地bù tíng de
  • 输赢 (shū yíng) — win or lose输赢shū yíng
  • 互相 (hù xiāng) — mutually; each other互相hù xiāng
  • 忽然 (hū rán) — Suddenly忽然hū rán
  • 虽然 (suī rán) — although虽然suī rán

Where these words come from

Primary 3 is where tingxie gets harder for most children. The words turn abstract, four-character phrases appear and some schools dictate a full sentence instead of a word list.

Of the 18 words here, 12 have been seen on a real tingxie paper from a named Singapore primary school, and 负责 has appeared at 3 different schools. Counting every school that set each word, that is 16 sightings across papers parents have sent us since April 2026. Which school set which word is not published.

3 of these 18 words are marked as set by a school at Primary 3; 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.

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 3 听写 words should my child know about describing things?
This page lists 18: 习惯、也许、区别、充满、纷纷、伟、免费、计划 and more. 3 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 3?
The teacher reads each word aloud, usually two or three times. The child writes it from memory in Chinese characters. Primary 3 is where tingxie gets harder for most children. The words turn abstract, four-character phrases appear and some schools dictate a full sentence instead of a word list.
How do you pronounce 习惯 in Chinese?
习惯 is pronounced xí guàn. It means "habit". 长期培养形成的行为或社会风尚；经过不断实践而逐渐适应. For example: 1.每个民族都有自己的风俗习惯。 (1 . měi gè mín zú dōu yǒu zì jǐ de fēng sú xí guàn 。)
How do you pronounce 也许 in Chinese?
也许 is pronounced yě xǔ. It means "perhaps / maybe". 表示不肯定. For example: 他也许不知道这件事。 (tā yě xǔ bù zhī dao zhè jiàn shì 。)
How do you pronounce 区别 in Chinese?
区别 is pronounced qū bié. It means "difference / distinguish". 不同之处. For example: 你能说出苹果和梨的区别吗？ (nǐ néng shuō chū píng guǒ hé lí de qū bié ma ？)
How do you pronounce 充满 in Chinese?
充满 is pronounced chōng mǎn. It means "full of; filled with". 填满；布满. For example: 教室里充满了同学们欢快的笑声。 (jiào shì lǐ chōng mǎn le tóng xué men huān kuài de xiào shēng 。)
Are these Primary 3 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. 3 of the 18 words here came from a tingxie paper a Singapore school actually set at Primary 3; the rest are levelled by curriculum judgement. MOE publishes the syllabus itself at moe.gov.sg.

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