Primary 5 · Book A · Lesson 8
Lesson 8character list
- Characters20
- Write4
- Read16
- Words20
This lesson has 20 characters: 4 for writing and 16 for recognition. Each entry carries hanyu pinyin, the word as it appears in the textbook, and an English gloss. The list follows 《欢乐伙伴》 the 2015 edition, the edition this level currently uses.
Characters and words
| Char | Pinyin | Word | English | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 增 | zēng | 增加zēng jiā | to increase; to add | read |
| 添 | tiān | 添加tiān jiā | to add; to append | read |
| 兰 | lán | 兰花lán huā | orchid | read |
| 价 | jià | 价格jià gé | price | read |
| 免 | miǎn | 免费miǎn fèi | free of charge | write |
| 订 | dìng | 订购dìng gòu | to order (goods) | read |
| 扮 | bàn | 打扮dǎ bàn | to dress up; to decorate | read |
| 仗 | zhàng | 打仗dǎ zhàng | to fight a battle | read |
| 敌 | dí | 敌人dí rén | enemy | read |
| 攻 | gōng | 攻击gōng jī | to attack | read |
| 爹 | diē | 爹地diē dì | daddy | read |
| 孝 | xiào | 孝顺xiào shùn | filial piety; to be obedient to parents | write |
| 战 | zhàn | 战争zhàn zhēng | war | read |
| 杀 | shā | 杀害shā hài | to kill; to murder | read |
| 胜 | shèng | 胜利shèng lì | victory | read |
| 败 | bài | 失败shī bài | to fail; failure | read |
| 乡 | xiāng | 家乡jiā xiāng | hometown | write |
| 雄 | xióng | 英雄yīng xióng | hero | write |
| 影 | yǐng | 影子yǐng zi | shadow | read |
| 将 | jiāng | 将来jiāng lái | future | read |
Practise this lesson
Online dictation: hear the word, then tap the right characters from a grid, marked instantly. Wrong picks go into the mistake list and are reviewed before the next lesson.
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The character list is factual syllabus data from the Singapore MOE textbook. Pinyin, English glosses and example words are compiled and human-checked by AceLah. AceLah is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by MOE or SEAB.