Primary 2 Chinese Vocabulary List

Singapore MOE Curriculum — 我会认 (Recognition) & 我会写 (Writing) Characters

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Singapore Primary 2 Chinese covers 1000 characters across 51 lessons, aligned to the Singapore MOE curriculum. Students must recognise 512 characters (我会认) and be able to write 488 characters from memory (我会写). The full list with Hanyu Pinyin and English meanings is below.

1000
Total Characters
512
我会认 (Recognise)
488
我会写 (Write)
51
Lessons

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Complete Primary 2 Character List

我会写 Must write from memory
我会认 Must recognise when reading
CharacterHanyu PinyinEnglish MeaningType
Lesson 1
wàioutside / foreign我会写
měibeautiful / America我会写
chǒuugly / clown我会写
màisell我会写
qīndear / relative我会写
guòpass / over我会写
xiànappear / now我会写
niányear我会写
level / grade我会写
zhuānspecial / expert我会写
zhùassist / help我会写
how many / a few我会写
combine / suit我会写
hěnvery我会写
chūgo out / exit我会写
duìcorrect / face我会写
tīnglisten / hear我会写
jiěuntie / solve / understand我会写
nèiinside / within我会写
jīngessence / refined / spirit我会写
yánspeech / word / say我会写
part / section / ministry我会写
pāipat / clap / take (photo)我会写
gāngjust now / hard / firm我会写
jìngcompete / contest我会写
flag / banner我会写
zòuplay (music) / report我会写
bānpromulgate / award我会写
shòugrant / teach / award我会写
shǐhistory我会写
volume / booklet我会写
huīradiance / splendour我会写
jiāoproud / arrogant我会写
àoproud / arrogant我会写
xīnnew我会认
jiāadd / plus我会认
xiēsome / a few我会认
shìsuitable / fit我会认
shìtry / test我会认
read我会认
bānclass / group我会认
zhéfold / break我会认
bānghelp我会认
in advance / prepare我会认
kuàngsituation / condition我会认
broadcast / sow我会认
continue / follow我会认
drama / play / severe我会认
gather / episode / collection我会认
āi / áinext to / suffer我会认
tóuthrow / cast / invest我会认
zhǎngpalm / manage我会认
tired / weary我会认
juàntired / weary我会认
discuss / opinion我会认
hoof我会认
secret / mysterious我会认
dense / secret / close我会认
sàicompetition / match我会认
xuānannounce / declare我会认
shìoath / vow / swear我会认
jièsession / term / reach我会认
ánghigh / raise head我会认
curtain / screen / act我会认
zǎi / zàirecord / carry / year我会认
huángbrilliant / glorious我会认
Lesson 2
suìyear (of age)我会写
píngflat / peaceful我会写
quáncomplete / whole我会写
shítime / season我会写
lóngdragon我会写
grandmother / old woman我会写
nínyou (polite)我会写
jiāhome / family我会写
huāflower我会写
take / hold我会写
shuōspeak / say我会写
shēnbody / oneself我会写
body / form我会写
industry / homework我会写
word / lyrics我会写
wánpill / ball我会写
màohat / cap我会写
aunt / young woman我会写
suddenly / neglect我会写
língspirit / clever / effective我会写
squeeze / crowd我会写
lùndiscuss / theory我会写
chuànstring / skewer我会写
huànworry / disaster / suffer我会写
poison / toxic我会写
jièquit / warn / ring我会写
rǎndye / infect / contaminate我会写
fèiwaste / abandon / disabled我会写
huǐdestroy / damage我会写
yòutempt / lure / guide我会写
huòconfuse / puzzle / tempt我会写
qīninvade / encroach我会写
lucky / auspicious我会认
benefit / sharp我会认
surplus / remainder我会认
chúremove / except我会认
tiēstick / paste我会认
good fortune / blessing我会认
biǎosurface / show / form我会认
yǎnperform / act我会认
dance我会认
bàibow / worship / visit我会认
zhe / zháo / zhāoaspect particle / touch我会认
jiēreceive / connect我会认
juǎn / juànroll / scroll我会认
zhēnreal / true我会认
róngsoft / downy / velvet antler我会认
drum / encourage我会认
luópatrol / logic (逻辑)我会认
yānsmoke / cigarette我会认
bàngstick / club / great我会认
qīnglean / pour / incline我会认
nuǎnwarm我会认
shìshow / indicate我会认
kàolean on / rely on / near我会认
chēngprop up / support我会认
dān / dàncarry / worry / shoulder pole我会认
yǐnhide / conceal我会认
inhale / absorb / attract我会认
yǐnaddiction / craving我会认
chùtouch / contact我会认
shíerode / eclipse我会认
Lesson 3
bēicup / glass我会写
sòngsend / give / see off我会写
zhǔhost / main / master我会写
pass / hand over我会写
steam / gas我会写
mángbusy我会写
shēnstretch / extend我会写
each / every我会写
zhuōcatch / grab我会写
fēinot / wrong / Africa我会写
handle / (disposal marker)我会写
péngfriend (朋友)我会写
yǒufriend我会写
ěrear我会写
shétongue我会写
chángoften / common我会写
zūnrespect / honour我会写
jìngrespect / revere我会写
huǐregret / repent我会写
zhēngopen (eyes)我会写
mend / supplement我会写
lèitear (from eye)我会写
luò / làfall / drop / village我会写
tōusteal / secretly我会写
hàndrought / dry我会写
dàorice (plant)我会写
liánggrain / food我会写
cānggranary / storehouse我会写
chǔstore / reserve我会写
bèiprepare / equip / all我会写
huāngdesolate / wasteland / famine我会写
hunger / famine我会写
饿èhungry / starve我会写
yuánaid / support / pull我会写
wǎnbowl我会认
pánplate / dish我会认
chāfork我会认
kuàichopsticks我会认
kettle / pot我会认
guest / visitor我会认
bone我会认
chángtaste / try我会认
yuánoriginal / plain我会认
dìngfix / decide / surely我会认
ordinal prefix我会认
bèigeneration / seniority我会认
jǐngwarn / police我会认
cháobserve / inspect / police我会认
spleen / temper我会认
mó / múmodel / imitate / mould我会认
xíngtype / model / mould我会认
tūnswallow / engulf我会认
shě / shègive up / house我会认
huǎnglie / falsehood我会认
criticise / batch我会认
píngcomment / review我会认
guànirrigate / pour / fill我会认
gàiirrigate我会认
làowaterlogged / flood我会认
fertile / irrigate我会认
rǎngsoil / earth我会认
grain / valley我会认
zhènrelieve (disaster)我会认
Lesson 4
shùtree我会写
páirow / arrange我会写
línforest / grove我会写
cóngfrom / follow我会写
zhòngcrowd / many people我会写
gòngtogether / total我会写
page我会写
cǎicolour / brilliant我会写
huángyellow我会写
xiǎngthink / want / miss我会写
piànslice / piece / flat我会写
colour我会写
tàitoo / very / great我会写
yángsun / positive我会写
yúncloud我会写
duǒmeasure word (flowers)我会写
hóngred我会写
duty / blame / responsibility我会写
chāinsert / plug in我会写
shuǎplay / perform / trick我会写
quànadvise / persuade我会写
zhùpour / note / concentrate我会写
yóufrom / reason / allow我会写
at / in / from / than我会写
rènappoint / allow / duty我会写
meaning / intention我会写
cuòsetback / frustrate / lower我会写
mó / mògrind / torment / millstone我会写
rèntough / tenacious我会写
resolute / firm我会写
fight / wrestle / beat我会写
contrary / against / rebel我会写
jìngboundary / situation我会写
áoendure / simmer / stay up我会写
fènexert / strive我会写
dòu / dǒufight / struggle / dipper我会写
measure word (plants)我会认
jiǎncut / scissors我会认
xíngshape / form我会认
jiǎo / juécorner / horn / role我会认
ránso / right / but我会认
pull / drag我会认
sēnforest / dense我会认
yáncolour / face我会认
kōng / kòngempty / sky / free time我会认
lánblue我会认
绿green我会认
zhíworth / value / on duty我会认
wipe / rub / erase我会认
shàn / shānfan / flap我会认
guīreturn / belong to我会认
yuèread / review我会认
zhèngprove / certificate我会认
zhòuwrinkle / crease我会认
méieyebrow我会认
silent / write from memory我会认
fēnnumerous / confused我会认
zànpraise / support我会认
whetstone / sharpen我会认
chuíhammer / weight我会认
liànsmelt / refine / train我会认
jiānfry / torment我会认
Lesson 5
yīnsound / music我会写
shìroom / chamber我会写
lóubuilding / floor我会写
xiàngtowards / direction我会写
wǎnggo towards / past我会写
yùntransport / luck / movement我会写
yuǎnfar / distant我会写
lost / fan / fascinate我会写
jiǔlong time我会写
biānside / edge我会写
foot / sufficient我会写
dòngmove / action我会写
nǎimilk / grandmother我会写
xiàolaugh / smile我会写
zhēnneedle / injection我会写
raise / educate我会写
yàomedicine / drug我会写
shùbundle / restrain我会写
jiǎncheck / inspect我会写
chácheck / investigate我会写
close / shut我会写
zhūtrunk / plant (measure word)我会写
jīngstem / stalk我会写
téngvine / rattan我会写
chánwind around / entangle我会写
pānclimb / cling to我会写
péngfluffy / dishevelled我会写
vigorous / suddenly我会写
màoluxuriant / flourishing我会写
diāowither / fade我会写
língzero / wither / odd我会写
which / where我会认
dǐngtop / carry on head我会认
shùart / skill / method我会认
pángside / beside我会认
jiùat once / then我会认
zhuǎn / zhuànturn / rotate我会认
cāoexercise / drill我会认
road / path我会认
slope / hillside我会认
answer / reply我会认
already / stop我会认
jīngpass through / scripture我会认
continue / follow我会认
shāoburn / fever / cook我会认
dàiwear / put on (accessories)我会认
xiàngitem / necklace / neck我会认
chā / chà / chāidiffer / bad / errand我会认
mèn / mēnstuffy / bored / cover我会认
dǎngall / courage我会认
wēitiny / slight / micro我会认
sōngpine / loose / relax我会认
yǒngbrave / courageous我会认
piàncheat / deceive我会认
xiánidle / free time我会认
wow / exclamation我会认
bìngand / combine / moreover我会认
màn / wàncreep / vine我会认
cōngonion / green / lush我会认
dense / gloomy / fragrant我会认
Lesson 6
jiǎofoot / leg我会写
xíng / hángwalk / OK / row我会写
cáijust / only then / talent我会写
dēnglamp / light我会写
reside / home我会写
guānglight / glory我会写
zhàoshine / according to我会写
beautiful / gorgeous我会写
zuòsit我会写
xiàoschool我会写
zǒuwalk / go我会写
ānpeace / safe我会写
pǎorun我会写
fū / fúhusband / man / indeed我会写
tuángroup / round / unite我会写
hold / grasp我会写
xīnhard / laborious / spicy我会写
gōngachievement / merit我会写
jūnarmy我会写
bitter / hardship我会写
dànbirth / absurd / boast我会写
zhùwish / celebrate我会写
congratulate我会写
寿shòulongevity / age / birthday我会写
yànbanquet / feast我会写
seat / mat / banquet我会写
jiǔwine / alcohol我会写
zhìsend / cause / fine我会写
jiāexcellent / praise我会写
tánghall / court / dignified我会写
ride (horse/bike)我会认
step on / tread我会认
yīng / yìngshould / respond我会认
gāishould / ought to我会认
qiáobridge我会认
děngwait / equal我会认
tíngstop / park我会认
liàngbright / light up我会认
línneighbour / adjacent我会认
mutual / each other我会认
xiāng / xiàngmutual / appearance我会认
extreme / pole我会认
martial / military我会认
clan / ethnic group我会认
xùntrain / instruct我会认
encourage / strive我会认
fēngabundant / plentiful我会认
rich / abundant我会认
laexclamation particle我会认
abandon / give up我会认
jiānfirm / hard / persist我会认
duànsection / paragraph我会认
dēngclimb / publish / register我会认
xiǎngenjoy我会认
chéntime / day / celestial stem我会认
Lesson 7
zhádeep-fry / explode我会写
zuòseat / measure word (buildings)我会写
special / particular我会写
wénsmell / hear我会写
wèitaste / flavour我会写
shífood / eat我会写
fēn / fèndivide / minute / part我会写
fànrice / meal我会写
qīnggreen / blue / young我会写
xīngstar / planet我会写
period / expect我会写
xiāngfragrant / incense我会写
jìnenter / advance我会写
thing / creature我会写
wánfinish / complete我会写
xiāngcompartment / box (theatre)我会写
chéngride / multiply / take advantage我会写
zhōngend / finally我会写
think / miss我会写
fānturn over / translate / cross我会写
téngsoar / gallop / make room我会写
yuèleap / jump我会写
chígallop / speed我会写
jiǎocorrect / strong / agile我会写
jùnhandsome / talented我会写
leisurely / escape / excel我会写
wēipower / might / authority我会写
měngfierce / sudden / brave我会写
zhuàngstrong / robust / grand我会写
chátea我会认
tángsugar / candy我会认
chǎostir-fry我会认
yóuoil / fat我会认
bīngice / cold我会认
wēnwarm / temperature我会认
coffee (咖啡)我会认
fēicoffee (咖啡)我会认
duìteam / queue我会认
zhǎolook for / find我会认
wèiposition / measure word (people)我会认
biéother / don't / part我会认
cānmeal / eat我会认
dǒngunderstand我会认
yùnpregnant我会认
woman / married woman我会认
suífollow / along with我会认
mould / plastic我会认
qiànapologise / regret我会认
move / shift我会认
give / I (literary)我会认
gǔnroll / boil / go away我会认
qiūautumn / fall我会认
order / sequence / preface我会认
nàiendure / patient我会认
dài / dāitreat / wait / stay我会认
qiāoquiet / stealthy我会认
rustling / heroic我会认
chěnggallop / give free rein我会认
xióngmale / hero / grand我会认
Lesson 8
medicine / doctor我会写
look after / attend to我会写
jiāo / jiàoteach / education我会写
zhǒng / zhòngtype / plant / sow我会写
yuánmember / staff我会写
bǎoprotect / keep我会写
zhuāgrab / catch我会写
fear / be afraid我会写
jiànbuild / establish我会写
zhùlive / stay / stop我会写
grandfather / sir我会写
send out / hair我会写
huàibad / broken我会写
fángroom / house我会写
tōngthrough / connect / common我会写
lìngother / another / separately我会写
kùntrapped / sleepy / difficult我会写
shùnsmooth / along / obey我会写
xuè / xiěblood我会写
jiùsave / rescue我会写
control / manage我会写
bèiquilt / passive marker我会写
liánhonest / cheap / corner我会写
fèngoffer / receive / serve我会写
xiànoffer / dedicate我会写
chǐshame / disgrace我会写
tāngreedy / covet我会写
rotten / corrupt / tofu我会写
chéngpunish / discipline我会写
zhènggovernment / politics我会写
qíndiligent / frequent我会写
jiǎnfrugal / thrifty我会写
bìngsick / illness我会认
protect / nurse我会认
fànpeddle / vendor我会认
aunt (mother's sister)我会认
xiāodisappear / eliminate我会认
fángprevent / defend我会认
zāidisaster / calamity我会认
mièextinguish / destroy我会认
wēidangerous / precarious我会认
xiǎndangerous /险峻我会认
zūnfollow / obey我会认
shǒuguard / keep / obey我会认
guīrule / regulation我会认
rule / then我会认
huòdisaster / misfortune我会认
choose / select我会认
huge / giant我会认
reach / achieve / express我会认
访fǎngvisit / interview我会认
biāomark / standard / target我会认
meaning / righteousness我会认
huòobtain / capture / harvest我会认
yángraise / spread / praise我会认
pǔ / pòsimple / plain我会认
plain / element / always我会认
Lesson 9
hot我会写
crow / black我会写
shǎnflash / lightning我会写
guāscrape / blow (wind)我会写
remember / record我会写
wàngforget我会写
urgent / anxious我会写
touch / feel我会写
diànelectricity / lightning我会写
fēngwind我会写
dàibelt / bring我会写
sǎnumbrella我会写
fàngput / release我会写
wènask / question我会写
mínpeople / folk / civilian我会写
jiéclean / pure我会写
its / that / other我会写
chǔclear / neat / Chu (state)我会写
tiěiron / firm我会写
diànshop / store我会写
dàomourn / grieve我会写
niànread aloud / miss / thought我会写
āigrief / sorrow我会写
bēisad / sorrow我会写
weep / sob我会写
shìpass away / elapse我会写
miǎndistant / recall我会写
怀huáibosom / cherish / conceive我会写
zhuīchase / pursue / recall我会写
recall / memory我会写
yīnovercast / shade / yin我会认
qíngsunny / clear我会认
湿shīwet / damp我会认
lěngcold我会认
àndark / dim我会认
de / dé / děiobtain / must / particle我会认
chuāngwindow我会认
língbell / ring我会认
xiǎngsound / ring / loud我会认
líndrench / pour我会认
nequestion particle我会认
mángblind / ignorant我会认
shú / shóucooked / ripe / familiar我会认
gōng / gòngsupply / offer我会认
gōuditch / channel / communicate我会认
bānsort / kind / like我会认
spicy / hot / pungent我会认
chéngorange (fruit/colour)我会认
páisign / card / brand我会认
depend on / according to我会认
plan / strategy / whip我会认
érand / but / yet我会认
tòngdeeply grieved我会认
háohowl / wail我会认
shāngdie young / war dead我会认
Lesson 10
zhībranch / twig我会写
tiàojump / leap我会写
qīngclear / clean我会写
fēifly我会写
fish我会写
qǐngplease / invite我会写
niǎobird我会写
leaf我会写
ground / earth我会写
fāngsquare / direction我会写
happy / like我会写
huānjoyful / welcome我会写
fěnpowder / pink / noodles我会写
without / none / not我会写
zhànoccupy / take up我会写
guǎntube / manage / care about我会写
hǎnshout / call我会写
yuāndeep pool / profound我会写
broad / extensive / gamble我会写
ruìwise / sagacious我会写
zhìwisdom / intellect我会写
qiānmodest / humble我会写
xùnmodest / inferior我会写
gōngrespectful / reverent我会写
kuānwide / broad / lenient我会写
rénbenevolence / humanity我会写
kind / compassionate我会写
ant (蚂蚁)我会认
ant我会认
crawl / climb我会认
honey我会认
fēngbee / wasp我会认
cóngcluster / thicket我会认
chípool / pond我会认
frog我会认
hàiharm / harmful我会认
qíngfeeling / situation我会认
rànglet / yield / allow我会认
xiàngresemble / image我会认
nest / den我会认
jié / jiētie / result / bear (fruit)我会认
diàofall / drop我会认
mud / clay我会认
chéngaccomplish / become我会认
fánannoyed / vexed / troublesome我会认
pángcrab (螃蟹)我会认
xiècrab我会认
màoappearance / looks我会认
guìcabinet / counter我会认
sprinkle / spill我会认
tuōdrag / mop / delay我会认
squint / doze我会认
kěnwilling / agree我会认
qiāoknock / beat我会认
gàicover / lid / build我会认
xiǎnobvious / show / display我会认
hòuthick / generous / deep我会认
shàngood / kind / skilled我会认
liánggood / fine我会认
Lesson 11
machine / opportunity我会写
kuàipiece / lump / yuan (colloquial)我会写
gēnfollow / with / heel我会写
allow / perhaps我会写
pīnspell / join / risk我会写
gèng / gēngeven more / change我会写
maquestion particle我会写
xiàngelephant / resemble我会写
shístone / rock我会写
qū / qǔbent / song / tune我会写
lìngorder / make / cause我会写
since / already / both我会写
speed / fast我会写
lift / raise我会写
xuǎnchoose / select我会写
bàohug / hold我会写
take / obtain我会写
zhùbuild / construct / Guiyang我会写
dòngridgepole / measure word (buildings)我会写
zháiresidence / house我会写
lángcorridor / veranda我会写
tíngpavilion / kiosk我会写
pavilion / cabinet我会写
táiplatform / stage / Taiwan我会写
殿diànpalace hall / temple我会写
gōngpalace / temple我会写
zhǐpaper我会认
chess / board game我会认
build / take (transport)我会认
accumulate / volume我会认
cloth / spread我会认
baby / doll我会认
basuggestion particle我会认
utensil / organ我会认
shéngrope / string我会认
niēpinch / knead我会认
chuánboat / ship我会认
yīngeagle / hawk我会认
dàoroad / way / say我会认
qiānggun / spear我会认
liáncurtain / screen我会认
miǎosecond (time)我会认
guān / guàncrown / champion我会认
lǐnglead / collar / receive我会认
jiǎngaward / prize我会认
piāofloat / flutter我会认
this / here我会认
bēn / bènrun / rush / head for我会认
shuāifall / throw down我会认
jiāoburnt / anxious我会认
second / Asia我会认
yōuexcellent / superior我会认
xiùoutstanding / elegant我会认
achievement / result我会认
official residence我会认
shùvilla / country house我会认
xièwaterside pavilion我会认
Lesson 12
yǒngforever / always我会写
mìnglife / fate / order我会写
bǎihundred我会写
jiànhealthy / strong我会写
kānghealthy / well-being我会写
chuīblow我会写
shǒuhead / first / measure word (songs)我会写
card / stuck我会写
piàoticket / vote我会写
strange / wonderful我会写
huólive / alive / work我会写
bǎotreasure / precious我会写
xiěwrite我会写
house / room我会写
shāngcommerce / discuss我会写
jiǎ / jiàfalse / holiday我会写
chuán / zhuànpass / biography我会写
rare / sparse / thin我会写
hǎnrare / seldom我会写
bīnon the verge of / near我会写
fánnumerous / complex / breed我会写
zhíbreed / multiply我会写
lièhunt / hunting我会写
catch / arrest我会写
qīnglight / gentle我会认
xìngfortunate / lucky我会认
yuànwish / willing我会认
gāocake / pastry我会认
zhāngopen / measure word (flat things)我会认
yǐngshadow / film / photo我会认
gift / ceremony / courtesy我会认
tīnghall / living room我会认
guàistrange / blame我会认
égoose我会认
nánsouth我会认
běinorth我会认
lǎnview / look at我会认
lièintense / fierce / heroic我会认
travel / trip我会认
jièintroduce / between我会认
shàointroduce / continue我会认
jǐngscenery / scene我会认
bīngsoldier / army我会认
lièrow / arrange / list我会认
quánspring (water)我会认
bīnguest / visitor我会认
cháo / zhāodynasty / towards / morning我会认
xīnhappy / joyful我会认
shǎngappreciate / reward我会认
record / age / discipline我会认
chōngfill / sufficient / act as我会认
línface / overlook / arrive我会认
perch / inhabit我会认
rest / breath / news我会认
jìn / jīnprohibit / endure我会认
Lesson 13
zǒngalways / total / chief我会写
piāo / piàofloat / pretty我会写
diūlose / throw我会写
wéisurround / encircle我会写
māocat我会写
àilove我会写
gǒudog我会写
that我会写
rabbit我会写
qiánfront / before我会写
juécut off / absolutely / extinct我会写
sudden / protrude我会写
nánmale / man我会写
language / words我会写
carve / quarter hour / moment我会写
lúnsink / fall into我会写
xiànsink / trap / defect我会写
lüèstrategy / brief / plunder我会写
kàngresist / fight我会写
alone / independent我会写
stand / establish我会写
canal / ditch我会认
shuìsleep我会认
jiào / juésleep / feel / sense我会认
feather / wing我会认
guāiobedient / well-behaved我会认
cōngclever / intelligent我会认
jīngold / metal我会认
tǔ / tùspit / vomit我会认
chǒngpamper / favour我会认
dǎoisland我会认
bully / deceive我会认
carry / lose / negative我会认
mèngdream我会认
yíngwelcome / meet我会认
shí / zhìknow / recognise我会认
xǐngwake up / sober我会认
liècrack / split我会认
niángmother / young woman我会认
xiānimmortal / fairy我会认
tán / dànplay (instrument) / bullet我会认
gāngsteel我会认
qínmusical instrument我会认
all / together我会认
chéngbear / inherit / undertake我会认
refuse / resist我会认
zhīof / go (literary)我会认
tiāo / tiǎocarry on shoulder / provoke我会认
anger / furious我会认
shèngremain / left over我会认
kángcarry on shoulder我会认
zhànghusband / unit of length我会认
zhùpillar / column我会认
suōshrink / contract我会认
Lesson 14
nán / nàndifficult / disaster我会写
easy / change我会写
qiǎngsnatch / grab我会写
tuīpush我会写
tǎoask for / discuss我会写
zhēngcompete / argue我会写
chǎoquarrel / noisy我会写
shāngwound / hurt我会写
róngcontain / tolerate / appearance我会写
pen / brush我会写
zuòdo / work / compose我会写
cǎograss / herb我会写
diǎnclassic / standard / ceremony我会写
scold / curse我会写
xiōngfierce / ominous我会写
liánpity / sympathise我会写
huāngpanic / flustered我会写
huīwave / wield / direct我会写
chóuplan / raise (funds) / chip我会写
recruit / raise (funds)我会写
juāndonate / contribute我会写
kuǎnsum / fund / style我会写
zènggive as gift / present我会写
shīcarry out / bestow / surname我会写
huìfavour / benefit / kind我会写
kānggenerous / ardent我会写
kǎigenerous / sigh我会写
thick / rough / coarse我会认
thin / fine / careful我会认
yàndislike / be fed up我会认
nòngdo / play with我会认
broken / break我会认
zhuàngbump / collide我会认
dǎo / dàofall / pour / inverted我会认
néngcan / able to我会认
jīngcrystal / glittering我会认
hóngrainbow我会认
zàosoap / black我会认
chí / shispoon / key我会认
quánfist / boxing我会认
pīngping (table tennis)我会认
chúkitchen / cook我会认
jiāobanana / plantain我会认
mànoverflow / free / comics我会认
tóngcopper / bronze我会认
qiǎoskilful / coincidental我会认
qióngpoor / exhausted我会认
press / suppress我会认
dèngstare / glare我会认
jìngactually / unexpectedly我会认
qiànowe / yawn / lack我会认
bestow / tax / compose我会认
Lesson 15
biǎnflat / oblate我会写
compare / than我会写
kǎoexam / test我会写
càivegetable / dish我会写
guāmelon / gourd我会写
tiánsweet我会写
cry / weep我会写
hēiblack / dark我会写
shūstretch / comfortable我会写
yánscorching / inflammation我会写
yóupost / mail我会写
zhǎnunfold / exhibit我会写
hope我会写
wànglook / hope我会写
xuàngorgeous / brilliant我会写
lànrotten / brilliant / messy我会写
cuǐglittering / brilliant我会写
cànglittering / brilliant我会写
cànbrilliant / glorious我会写
耀yàoshine / dazzle / glory我会写
duóseize / take by force我会写
soul / spirit / vigour我会写
zhènshake / shock / thunder我会写
hànshake / move我会写
qiéeggplant / aubergine我会认
purple我会认
fānforeign / turn我会认
sprout / bud我会认
jade我会认
uncle / eldest我会认
luótrailing plant (萝卜)我会认
boradish (萝卜)我会认
zhǔboil / cook我会认
shǔrat / mouse我会认
huòor / perhaps我会认
zhěperson / one who我会认
zhūpig我会认
pull out / uproot我会认
zhāipick / pluck我会认
dig / excavate我会认
gēnroot / origin我会认
shíreal / solid / fruit我会认
chūnspring (season)我会认
shèng / chéngflourishing / contain我会认
shuǎngrefreshing / frank我会认
xiàsummer / Xia dynasty我会认
dōngwinter我会认
háncold / poor我会认
xuěsnow我会认
duīpile / heap / stack我会认
send / mail / entrust我会认
jīngcapital city我会认
cháotide / damp / fashionable我会认
xiùsleeve / leader我会认
season / quarter我会认
shìworld / generation / era我会认
jièboundary / world / realm我会认
dǎoguide / lead / conduct我会认
xuàndazzle / show off我会认
eye / item / title我会认
tànsigh / exclaim我会认
wéi / wèibe / act as / for我会认
Lesson 16
jìngquiet / still我会写
jièborrow / lend我会写
time / order / next我会写
yīngbrave / hero / English我会写
jiàshelf / quarrel / measure word我会写
jìnnear / close我会写
shǐbegin / start我会写
yàngappearance / style / sample我会写
zhǐfinger / point to我会写
shēngsound / voice我会写
huàspeech / words我会写
old / reason / story我会写
shìmatter / affair我会写
tool / equipment我会写
lie face down / crouch我会写
duck我会写
jīngstartle / surprise我会写
guàhang / worry我会写
shàisun / dry in sun我会写
finish / graduate / fully我会写
dial / stir / allocate我会写
suìear of grain / tassel / Guangzhou我会写
páorobe / gown我会写
resign / speech / decline我会写
ēnkindness / grace / favour我会写
chíhold / maintain我会认
huìdraw / paint我会认
interest / fun我会认
biàntime (occurrence) / everywhere我会认
xiāngbox / chest / trunk我会认
box / case我会认
àncase / plan / table我会认
attach / near我会认
mǎnfull / satisfied我会认
hòuwait / time / season我会认
zhīknow / knowledge我会认
shésnake我会认
bǎngshoulder / wing / arm我会认
jǐngneck我会认
鹿deer我会认
wall / cliff我会认
zhīspider (蜘蛛)我会认
diébutterfly我会认
ràowind around / bypass我会认
ó / òoh / I see我会认
shìexplain / release我会认
and / with / give我会认
láofirm / prison / pen我会认
gōuhook / tick我会认
dūnsquat / crouch我会认
side / lean我会认
arm / upper arm我会认
shūbook / letter / write我会认
xièthank / wither / decline我会认
shīteacher / master / army我会认
Lesson 17
night / evening我会写
shìmarket / city我会写
pèngbump / meet我会写
qúngroup / crowd我会写
chicken我会写
qiúball / sphere我会写
guàngstroll / wander我会认
kǎoroast / bake / grill我会认
chángintestine / sausage我会认
chìwing / fin我会认
shèshoot / emit我会认
yǐndrink / beverage我会认
liàomaterial / expect我会认
kick我会认
zhēngkite / zither我会认
dànbut / however我会认
nàonoisy / make trouble我会认
tānstall / spread out我会认
zhènbattle array / spell / measure word我会认
yǐnlead / attract / quote我会认
tàoset / cover / suit我会认
quāncircle / ring我会认
Lesson 18
guǎnhall / establishment我会写
hǎisea / ocean我会写
guānobserve / view我会写
yǒngswim我会写
area / district我会写
chù / chǔplace / deal with我会写
leave / separate我会写
step / pace我会写
yóuswim / travel我会写
jìngclean / pure我会写
yuàncourtyard / institution我会认
zhíplant / grow我会认
ànshore / bank我会认
cān / shēnparticipate / ginseng我会认
wild / countryside我会认
shāsand我会认
jiǎnpick up / collect我会认
ké / qiàoshell / husk我会认
jiēstreet我会认
zhěngwhole / tidy我会认
neat / even / together我会认
chéngcity / town / wall我会认
Lesson 19
wash我会写
suǒplace / that which我会写
gàotell / inform / accuse我会写
tell / complain我会写
zhēnprecious / treasure我会写
liánconnect / even我会写
yáoshake / rock我会写
chōngrinse / rush我会写
liángcool / cold我会写
liǎnface我会写
tǒngbucket / barrel我会认
toilet / lavatory我会认
cherish / pity我会认
drop / drip我会认
yuēapproximately / appointment我会认
làngwave / wasteful我会认
fèispend / fee / waste我会认
liúflow / stream我会认
线xiànline / thread我会认
duànbreak / cut off我会认
cāiguess我会认
thirsty我会认
low / lower我会认

Understanding the Primary 2 Chinese Curriculum

The Singapore MOE Primary 2 Chinese curriculum introduces characters progressively across two semesters. Characters are introduced progressively across two semesters. Each lesson introduces a set of 我会认 characters for reading comprehension and a smaller set of 我会写 characters for dictation (听写, tīng xiě).

The distinction between the two types is important for exam preparation. 我会认 characters appear in reading passages and comprehension questions. 我会写 characters are tested in dictation exercises where students must write the character correctly — including stroke order — from memory, given only the pinyin or a sentence context.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Chinese characters does Primary 2 cover in Singapore?

Singapore Primary 2 Chinese covers 1000 characters across 51 lessons. Of these, 512 are 我会认 (recognition) characters and 488 are 我会写 (writing) characters.

What is the difference between 我会认 and 我会写?

我会认 (wǒ huì rèn) means 'I can recognise' — the student reads and understands the character but does not need to write it from memory. 我会写 (wǒ huì xiě) means 'I can write' — the student must write the character correctly from memory, including correct stroke order. All 我会写 characters are also 我会认 characters.

How many characters does a Primary 2 student need to write?

A Primary 2 student in Singapore is required to write 488 characters from memory by the end of the year (我会写). They must also recognise an additional 512 characters (我会认) when reading.

What textbook does Singapore Primary Chinese use?

Singapore Primary Chinese follows the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Chinese language curriculum.

How can I help my child practise Primary 2 Chinese characters at home?

The free Playful Chinese by Buzzi app (chinese.getbuzzi.com) covers all Primary 2 characters with Flashcard, Quiz, Game, and Phrases modes. Each character includes pinyin, tone colour coding, stroke order animation, and example phrases. No sign-up is needed and the app works on any device.

Other Primary Levels

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