Primary 4 Chinese Vocabulary List

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

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Singapore Primary 4 Chinese covers 942 characters across 49 lessons, aligned to the Singapore MOE curriculum. Students must recognise 441 characters (我会认) and be able to write 501 characters from memory (我会写). The full list with Hanyu Pinyin and English meanings is below.

942
Total Characters
441
我会认 (Recognise)
501
我会写 (Write)
49
Lessons

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Complete Primary 4 Character List

我会写 Must write from memory
我会认 Must recognise when reading
CharacterHanyu PinyinEnglish MeaningType
Lesson 1
jiěuntie / solve / understand我会写
nèiinside / within我会写
zhòngcrowd / many people我会写
jīngessence / refined / spirit我会写
yánspeech / word / say我会写
wénsmell / hear我会写
wàioutside / foreign我会写
part / section / ministry我会写
cǎicolour / brilliant我会写
pāipat / clap / take (photo)我会写
gāngjust now / hard / firm我会写
jiànbuild / establish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
dāng / dàngto be / just at我会写
liànpractice我会写
jiāohand over / intersect我会写
chéngaccomplish / become我会写
jiùat once / then我会写
jiǎngspeak / explain我会写
class / lesson我会写
zuòdo / make我会写
ordinal prefix (1st, 2nd…)我会写
jiànitem / component我会写
read我会写
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
gǎnhurry / catch up我会认
branch of study我会认
jiāng / jiàngwill / general我会认
wèiguard / protect我会认
exert / strive我会认
piānpiece of writing我会认
duplicate / recover我会认
Lesson 2
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
tǎoask for / discuss我会写
lùndiscuss / theory我会写
chuànstring / skewer我会写
crow / black我会写
urgent / anxious我会写
fear / be afraid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
zhēnprecious / treasure我会写
míngname我会写
pàngfat / plump我会写
topic / problem我会写
xìnletter / trust我会写
shuāngpair / double我会写
bānghelp我会写
cōngclever / intelligent我会写
yīncause / reason我会写
xiēsome / a few我会写
guàistrange / blame我会写
dìngdecide / fixed我会写
mèngdream我会写
róngsoft / downy / velvet antler我会认
drum / encourage我会认
tàoset / cover / suit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
cherish / pity我会认
chénChen (surname)我会认
Hu (surname)我会认
Li (surname) / plum我会认
Wu (surname)我会认
xìngsurname我会认
shòuthin / lean我会认
ǎishort (height)我会认
tántalk / chat我会认
退tuìretreat / decline我会认
Lesson 3
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
jiàshelf / quarrel我会写
jìnnear / close我会写
lost / fan / fascinate我会写
nínyou (polite)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
liàngmeasure word for vehicles我会写
dānsingle / list我会写
bèi / bēiback / carry on back我会写
chílate我会写
drink我会写
lánblue我会写
chuángbed我会写
huǒpartner / group我会写
bàncompanion我会写
biǎosurface / watch / table我会写
xiǎngmake a sound / loud我会写
shuìsleep我会写
jiào / juésleep / feel / sense我会写
character / word我会写
zhēnreal / true我会写
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
wǎnbowl我会认
tūnswallow / engulf我会认
shě / shègive up / house我会认
xǐngwake up / sober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
péiaccompany我会认
zhuāngdress up / install我会认
chāoexceed / super我会认
ànpress / according to我会认
zhōngclock / bell我会认
zhuàngform / condition我会认
zhǔnaccurate / allow我会认
gǎichange / correct我会认
guànaccustomed to / habit我会认
Lesson 4
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
shífood / eat我会写
meaning / intention我会写
jìngquiet / still我会写
jiǎofoot / leg我会写
jìngclean / pure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
huàchange / transform我会写
belly / abdomen我会写
biànchange我会写
duǎnshort (length)我会写
绿green我会写
thin / fine / detailed我会写
gēnroot / basis我会写
tiáostrip / item / measure word我会写
nǎ / nawhich / where我会写
zhǎolook for / find我会写
háichild我会写
already我会写
jīngpass through / classic我会写
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
enter我会认
qiǎnshallow / light (colour)我会认
shēndeep / dark (colour)我会认
zhǎinarrow我会认
yuèexceed / more and more我会认
yòuyoung / immature我会认
die / dead我会认
bǎiput / sway / display我会认
tuǐleg我会认
zuǐmouth我会认
drape over / wear loosely我会认
lù / lòudew / reveal / show我会认
Lesson 5
zhēnneedle / injection我会写
raise / educate我会写
yàomedicine / drug我会写
shùbundle / restrain我会写
shìroom / chamber我会写
jiǎncheck / inspect我会写
chácheck / investigate我会写
shēnstretch / extend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
nǎobrain我会写
hàonumber / signal / date我会写
qiánmoney我会写
wǎnevening / late我会写
huòor / perhaps我会写
zhěperson / thing (suffix)我会写
sǎosweep / scan我会写
dōu / dūall / capital city我会写
shōureceive / collect我会写
zhīknow我会写
dàoway / path / say我会写
fángprevent / defend我会认
continue / follow我会认
shāoburn / fever / cook我会认
canal / ditch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
art / skill我会认
bàngapproach / near我会认
bàoreport / newspaper我会认
mixed / miscellaneous我会认
zhìwill / record / magazine我会认
pay / hand over我会认
xiānfresh / delicious我会认
carry / lift / raise我会认
Lesson 6
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
suǒplace / that which我会写
shǐbegin / start我会写
jiǔlong time我会写
jūnarmy我会写
bitter / hardship我会写
jiànhealthy / strong我会写
kānghealthy / well-being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
mǎnfull / satisfied我会写
tánghall / court / dignified我会写
shīlose / miss我会写
cuòmistake / wrong我会写
rēngthrow / toss我会写
reach / in time / and我会写
yīng / yìngshould / respond我会写
gāishould / ought to我会写
break / broken我会写
crawl / climb我会写
zěnhow / why我会写
support with hand / help up我会写
martial / military我会认
clan / ethnic group我会认
xùntrain / instruct我会认
yíngwelcome / meet我会认
encourage / strive我会认
utensil / organ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
chíhold / maintain我会认
duànsection / paragraph我会认
dēngclimb / publish / register我会认
xìngfortunate / lucky我会认
xiǎngenjoy我会认
chéntime / day / celestial stem我会认
ruǎnsoft我会认
yìnghard / stiff我会认
jǐntight / urgent我会认
mistake / delay我会认
liàngforgive / understand我会认
xì / jìsystem / tie / connect我会认
reason / manage / tidy我会认
diēfall / drop / tumble我会认
shòureceive / suffer / bear我会认
Lesson 7
xiāngcompartment / box (theatre)我会写
chéngride / multiply / take advantage我会写
mìnglife / fate / order我会写
zhōngend / finally我会写
think / miss我会写
guǎnhall / establishment我会写
pīnspell / join / risk我会写
yáoshake / rock我会写
qiǎngsnatch / grab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
便biàn / piánconvenient / cheap我会写
xiūrest我会写
shìlook at / vision / regard我会写
zhāngmeasure word for flat objects我会写
bìngillness / sick我会写
qīnglight (weight) / gentle我会写
road / path / route我会写
qíngfeeling / situation / emotion我会写
yùnpregnant我会认
woman / married woman我会认
suífollow / along with我会认
mould / plastic我会认
liàomaterial / expect我会认
yuēapproximately / appointment我会认
qiànapologise / regret我会认
jiǎncut / scissors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
suìbreak into pieces / smashed我会认
péicompensate / pay for我会认
liústay / keep / leave behind我会认
pénbasin / pot / bowl我会认
liūslide / slip away我会认
cǎistep on / trample我会认
jìngmirror / lens我会认
tuōtake off / escape / shed我会认
bānmove / transport / carry我会认
bǎnboard / plank / stiff我会认
Lesson 8
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
zhàoshine / according to我会写
look after / attend to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
luànchaotic / messy我会写
hànsweat我会写
jiēreceive / connect / pick up我会写
zhe / zháo / zhuó(aspect particle) / touch我会写
穿chuānwear / pierce through我会写
ránso / like that / correct我会写
guest / visitor我会写
clothes / serve / obey我会写
rànglet / allow / yield我会写
zhòng / chóngheavy / important / again我会写
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
need / require我会认
smear / apply / scribble我会认
dònghole / cave我会认
diàohang / suspend我会认
lóng / lǒngcage / basket / cover我会认
qúnskirt我会认
trousers / pants我会认
qiúseek / request我会认
jiàocompare / relatively我会认
wāicrooked / askew我会认
lèi / lěitired / accumulate我会认
sāi / sài / sèstuff / fill / stopper我会认
Lesson 9
mínpeople / folk / civilian我会写
jiéclean / pure我会写
its / that / other我会写
chǔclear / neat / Chu (state)我会写
reside / home我会写
tiěiron / firm我会写
zuòseat / measure word我会写
diànshop / store我会写
wèitaste / flavour我会写
qīngclear / clean我会写
leave / separate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
lánbasket我会写
dǎo / dàofall / pour / upside down我会写
river我会写
xiàngresemble / image / portrait我会写
shuí / shéiwho我会写
dá / dāanswer / reply我会写
pull / drag我会写
zuìmost / -est (superlative)我会写
kuāpraise / boast我会写
tóngchild / youth我会写
mángblind / ignorant我会认
shú / shóucooked / ripe / familiar我会认
gōng / gòngsupply / offer我会认
gōuditch / channel / communicate我会认
yǐndrink / beverage我会认
tānstall / spread out我会认
tángsugar / candy我会认
yàndislike / be fed up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
cry / weep我会认
háohowl / wail我会认
shāngdie young / war dead我会认
xióngbear我会认
kēngpit / hole / trap我会认
nose我会认
hóumonkey我会认
竿gānpole / rod我会认
pēn / pènspray / spurt我会认
shēngrise / litre我会认
chēng / chèncall / weigh / fit我会认
guānofficial / organ我会认
qiángwall我会认
chénsink / heavy我会认
liáng / liàngmeasure / quantity我会认
shénspirit / deity / magical我会认
Lesson 10
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
zhùassist / help我会写
tuīpush我会写
hǎnshout / call我会写
jiāoteach我会写
nándifficult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
garbage / trash我会写
rubbish / refuse我会写
huánring / environment我会写
zāng / zàngdirty / internal organ我会写
shípick up / collect我会写
protect / guard我会写
bend down / stoop我会写
liàngbright / shining我会写
něihungry / discouraged我会写
néngcan / be able to我会写
bèngburst / spurt我会写
dé / de / děiget / (particle) / must我会写
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
kettle / pot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
ant我会认
crow / raven我会认
disease / illness我会认
chúcupboard / wardrobe我会认
zǎi / zīyoung animal / careful我会认
zhāobeckon / recruit我会认
time / order / inferior我会认
Lesson 11
qū / qǔbent / song / tune我会写
lìngorder / make / cause我会写
since / already / both我会写
speed / fast我会写
shuāifall / throw down我会写
lift / raise我会写
zhǐfinger / point to我会写
xuǎnchoose / select我会写
level / grade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
dàibag / sack / pocket我会写
pǐnarticle / grade / character我会写
as / like / if我会写
group / organise我会写
tíngstop / park我会写
chǎngfield / place / occasion我会写
zhístraight / direct / upright我会写
zhǐpaper我会写
ba(particle for suggestion/assumption)我会写
rènrecognise / admit我会写
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
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
lóubuilding / floor / storey我会认
xièwaterside pavilion我会认
dàigeneration / substitute我会认
replace / substitute我会认
benefit / sharp / profit我会认
使shǐuse / cause / envoy我会认
píngbottle / vase我会认
yángocean / foreign / Western我会认
jǐn / jìnexhaust / to the utmost我会认
fènportion / share / copy我会认
Lesson 12
house / room我会写
shāngcommerce / discuss我会写
hot我会写
jiǎ / jiàfalse / holiday我会写
chuán / zhuànpass / biography我会写
wéisurround / encircle我会写
qúngroup / crowd我会写
rare / sparse / thin我会写
hǎnrare / seldom我会写
bīnon the verge of / near我会写
bǎoprotect / keep我会写
fánnumerous / complex / breed我会写
zhíbreed / multiply我会写
rest / breath / news我会写
lièhunt / hunting我会写
catch / arrest我会写
diāntop / shake / fall我会写
jīngcrystal / sparkling我会写
xīnnew / fresh我会写
jiāadd / increase / plus我会写
slope / hillside我会写
guócountry / nation / state我会写
huá / huàmagnificent / China / Hua我会写
qìngcelebrate / congratulate我会写
chàngsing我会写
song / sing我会写
ne / ní(question particle) / woollen cloth我会写
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
mièextinguish / destroy / extinct我会认
perch / inhabit我会认
jìn / jīnprohibit / endure我会认
shèset up / establish / plan我会认
plan / calculate / count我会认
yìnprint / stamp / seal我会认
degree / extent / India我会认
jiā / jiáclip / sandwich / folder我会认
Lesson 13
juécut off / absolutely / extinct我会写
kuàipiece / lump我会写
sudden / protrude我会写
grandmother / old woman我会写
nánmale / man我会写
allow / perhaps我会写
bǎotreasure / precious我会写
special / particular我会写
touch / feel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
fàngrelease / put / let go我会写
yǎngraise / nourish / support我会写
xiāshrimp / prawn我会写
沿yánalong / edge / border我会写
suīalthough / even though我会写
sēnforest / dense我会写
qiáobridge我会写
shāsand / gravel我会写
tānbeach / shoal / rapids我会写
luǒnaked / bare / exposed我会写
picture / map / plan我会写
dànbut / however / only我会写
liècrack / split我会认
niángmother / young woman我会认
bàibow / worship / visit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
zhéfold / break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
zhēngcompete / argue / fight我会认
lake我会认
fox我会认
raccoon dog / fox我会认
lángwolf我会认
fēngseal / close / (measure word for letters)我会认
must / certainly我会认
must / need / beard我会认
affair / duty / must我会认
réngstill / yet / remain我会认
Lesson 14
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
pass / hand over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
mànslow / rude我会写
huīash / grey / discouraged我会写
tǎnglie down / recline我会写
ruòif / like / as if我会写
yǎneye / hole / key point我会写
jīngeyeball / eye我会写
wěitail / end我会写
yuánround / circle / yuan我会写
zàosoap / black我会认
kuàichopsticks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
qiáng / qiǎng / jiàngstrong / force / stubborn我会认
ruòweak / feeble我会认
lǎnlazy / sluggish我会认
dànlight / pale / tasteless我会认
huáslippery / slide / cunning我会认
sàn / sǎnscatter / break up / loose我会认
yào / yāowant / need / important / demand我会认
xiàolaugh / smile我会认
làngwave / unrestrained我会认
gòuenough / reach我会认
Lesson 15
shūstretch / comfortable我会写
yánscorching / inflammation我会写
yóupost / mail我会写
guāscrape / blow (wind)我会写
zhǎnunfold / exhibit我会写
guānobserve / view我会写
pèngbump / meet我会写
piàoticket / vote我会写
yǒngswim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
wéi / wèibe / act as / for我会写
xià / hèfrighten / scare我会写
tòngpain / ache / deeply我会写
apply / spread / sufficient我会写
jiǎnsimple / brief / bamboo slip我会写
hā / hǎha (laughter) / breathe out我会写
lěngcold / cool / lonely我会写
bānclass / shift / team我会写
zhuōtable / desk我会写
nàonoisy / make trouble / lively我会写
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
táoescape / flee我会认
màorisk / emit / brave我会认
dǒutremble / shake / expose我会认
zuān / zuàndrill / bore / diamond我会认
zhūvermilion / surname Zhu我会认
rěnendure / bear / restrain我会认
āi(exclamation of surprise/regret)我会认
yo(exclamation of surprise)我会认
Lesson 16
shésnake我会写
lie face down / crouch我会写
chǒuugly / clown我会写
ó / òoh / I see我会写
chicken我会写
duck我会写
piàopretty / float我会写
zhībranch / twig我会写
jīngstartle / surprise我会写
strange / wonderful我会写
guàhang / worry我会写
shàisun / dry in sun我会写
finish / graduate / fully我会写
gift / ceremony / courtesy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
xièthank / wither / decline我会写
ēnkindness / grace / favour我会写
liǎtwo (people) / both我会写
shù / shǔnumber / count / several我会写
quèbut / yet / step back我会写
táilift / raise / carry我会写
tiger我会写
pàobubble / soak / foam我会写
jié / jiēknot / result / bear (fruit)我会写
shí / zhìknow / recognise / mark我会写
bié / bièother / don't / separate我会写
low / lower / bend down我会写
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
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
industry / homework / career我会认
shūbook / letter / write我会认
shīteacher / master / army我会认
road / way / journey我会认
lúnwheel / take turns / round我会认
diàofish (with a line) / angle我会认
gǎnfeel / sense / be grateful我会认
Lesson 17
lāoscoop up / fish out我会写
yínsilver / money / bank我会写
wànten thousand / myriad我会写
qiānthousand我会写
jīngold / metal / money我会写
děngwait / equal / class / etc.我会写
juédecide / definitely / burst我会写
nóngagriculture / farmer / rural我会认
láolabour / work / toil我会认
fish / fishing我会认
qiānsign / label / bamboo slip我会认
jiǎnsubtract / reduce / decrease我会认
suàncalculate / count / plan我会认

Understanding the Primary 4 Chinese Curriculum

The Singapore MOE Primary 4 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 4 cover in Singapore?

Singapore Primary 4 Chinese covers 942 characters across 49 lessons. Of these, 441 are 我会认 (recognition) characters and 501 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 4 student need to write?

A Primary 4 student in Singapore is required to write 501 characters from memory by the end of the year (我会写). They must also recognise an additional 441 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 4 Chinese characters at home?

The free Playful Chinese by Buzzi app (chinese.getbuzzi.com) covers all Primary 4 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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