Primary 5 · 听写
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These are 18 Primary 5 听写 words about describing things: 守株待兔、和谐、对牛弹琴、胜败难分、贡献、画蛇添足 and more. 11 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.
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.
| 词语 | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 守株待兔 | shǒu zhū dài tù | To rely on luck/chance rather than effort 比喻死守狭隘经验，不知变通遇到问题我们要灵活处理，而不是守株待兔。yù dào wèn tí wǒ men yào líng huó chǔ lǐ ， ér bú shì shǒu zhū dài tù 。Set by a school |
| 和谐 | hé xié | harmonious大家相处得很好，很友好，没有争吵。同学们互相尊重，班级气氛很和谐。tóng xué men hù xiāng zūn zhòng ， bān jí qì fēn hěn hé xié 。Set by a school |
| 对牛弹琴 | duì niú tán qín | cast pearls before swine比喻对不懂道理的人讲道理和不懂的人说大道理，真是对牛弹琴。hé bù dǒng de rén shuō dà dào lǐ ， zhēn shì duì niú tán qín 。Set by a school |
| 胜败难分 | shèng bài nán fēn | too close to decide a winner双方实力差不多，分不出谁赢谁输这场篮球赛两队得分相同，胜败难分。zhè chǎng lán qiú sài liǎng duì dé fēn xiāng tóng ， shèng bài nán fēn 。Set by a school |
| 贡献 | gòng xiàn | contribution, contribute拿出力量或财物帮助国家或集体。他为学校的发展做出了巨大贡献。tā wèi xué xiào de fā zhǎn zuò chū le jù dà gòng xiàn 。Set by a school |
| 画蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | ruin by adding superfluous details比喻多此一举，反而坏事小乐的画很完美，不需要再画蛇添足了。xiǎo lè de huà hěn wán měi ， bù xū yào zài huà shé tiān zú le 。Set by a school |
| 井底之蛙 | jǐng dǐ zhī wā | a person of narrow view井底下的青蛙，比喻见识短浅的人井底之蛙如果不跳上来，就永远见不到更大的世界。jǐng dǐ zhī wā rú guǒ bù tiào shàng lái ， jiù yǒng yuǎn jiàn bú dào gèng dà de shì jiè 。Set by a school |
| 灵机一动 | líng jī yī dòng | in a flash of inspiration事前没有准备，临时想出办法。康康真是个小军师，灵机一动就能想出好点子。kāng kāng zhēn shì gè xiǎo jūn shī ， líng jī yī dòng jiù néng xiǎng chū hǎo diǎn zi 。Set by a school |
| 损害 | sǔn hài | damage / harm使事物受到破坏或失去价值，多用于健康、利益或名誉。长时间玩电子游戏会损害我们的视力。zhǎng shí jiān wán diàn zǐ yóu xì huì sǔn hài wǒ men de shì lì 。Set by a school |
| 井然有序 | jǐng rán yǒu xù | well-organized整齐不乱，很有条理，多用来描写物品摆放或活动安排图书馆里的书本摆放得井然有序，找起来很方便。tú shū guǎn lǐ de shū běn bǎi fàng dé jǐng rán yǒu xù ， zhǎo qǐ lái hěn fāng biàn 。Set by a school |
| 画龙点睛 | huà lóng diǎn jīng | add the finishing touch比喻写文章或讲话时，在关键处用几句话点明实质黄老师画龙点睛的一笔，使画中的人物活了起来。huáng lǎo shī huà lóng diǎn jīng de yī bǐ ， shǐ huà zhōng de rén wù huó le qǐ lái 。Set by a school |
| 责任 | zé rèn | responsibility本分之内应承担的职责或任务在班级中，康康是一个有责任心的好孩子。zài bān jí zhōng ， kāng kāng shì yí gè yǒu zé rèn xīn de hǎo hái zi 。 |
| 意义 | yì yì | significance人或事物所包含的思想和道理；事物存在的原因、作用及其价值爸爸说这次旅行的意义就是开阔了我的眼界。bà ba shuō zhè cì lǚ xíng de yì yì jiù shì kāi kuò le wǒ de yǎn jiè 。 |
| 积少成多 | jī shǎo chéng duō | little by little adds up to a lot一点一滴地积攒，最后越来越多大家要积少成多，把零花钱存起来帮助有需要的同学。dà jiā yào jī shǎo chéng duō ， bǎ líng huā qián cún qǐ lái bāng zhù yǒu xū yào de tóng xué 。 |
| 井井有条 | jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo | in perfect order形容说话办事有条有理小美的妈妈把家里收拾的井井有条。xiǎo měi de mā ma bǎ jiā lǐ shōu shi de jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo 。 |
| 独一无二 | dú yī wú èr | unique没有相同的，没有可以相比的世界上的每一个人都是独一无二的。shì jiè shàng de měi yí gè rén dōu shì dú yī wú èr de 。 |
| 不胜枚举 | bù shèng méi jǔ | too many to count数量太多，无法一个一个数出来公园里的花朵种类不胜枚举，多得看不过来。gōng yuán lǐ de huā duǒ zhǒng lèi bù shèng méi jǔ ， duō dé kàn bù guò lái 。 |
| 其 | qí | his/her/its/their指代前面提到的人或事物小明把书放在桌上，其封面是蓝色的。xiǎo míng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō shàng ， qí fēng miàn shì lán sè de 。 |
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 5) 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. 11 of 18 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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