Primary 1 Chinese Vocabulary – Comprehensive Bullet-point Notes
Pronunciation & Study Aids
• All entries are presented in the sequence found in the textbook / transcript.
• Each item lists: Chinese word – Pinyin – Core English meaning.
• The pinyin column allows you to practise tone-accurate oral spelling; the English gloss ensures basic semantic grasp; the original booklet occasionally includes pictures (图意辅助) – mentally replace them with your own imagery while revising.
• Numbers given in brackets (e.g. (7) ) indicate how many target words appear in that micro-section – useful when self-testing.
识字一 (7)
• 蓝天 – lán tiān – blue sky
• 太阳 – tài yáng – sun
• 小鸟 – xiǎo niǎo – bird
• 上学 – shàng xué – go to school
• 读书 – dú shū – read a book / study
• 写字 – xiě zì – write characters
识字二 (7)
• 双木林 – shuāng mù lín – “double woods”
• 一片森林 – yí piàn sēn lín – one forest
• 绿 – lǜ – green
• 美丽 – měi lì – beautiful
• 甘甜 – gān tián – sweet
• 蜂蜜 – fēng mì – honey
• 肥 – féi – fat/plump
识字三 (7)
• 放晴 – fàng qíng – (sky) clears up / sunshine
• 伤心 – shāng xīn – sad
• 吵闹 – chǎo nào – noisy
• 安静 – ān jìng – quiet
• 不怕 – bú pà – not afraid
• 天空 – tiān kōng – sky
• 心情 – xīn qíng – mood
识字四 (7)
• 养 – yǎng – raise/keep
• 洁白 – jié bái – pure white
• 羽毛 – yǔ máo – feather
• 肚子饿 – dù zi è – hungry
• 找食物 – zhǎo shí wù – look for food
• 吃饱 – chī bǎo – full
• 饿坏了 – è huài le – starving
识字五 (7)
• 抱 – bào – hug
• 宝宝 – bǎo bǎo – baby
• 赛跑 – sài pǎo – race
• 泡杯茶 – pào bēi chá – make a cup of tea
• 奶奶 – nǎi nai – grandma
• 加 – jiā – add / plus
• 足 – zú – foot
单元 Vocabulary Lists
Each unit is split into two micro-lessons; keep them paired when drilling.
Unit 1 新的开始
（一）《开学了》 (5)
• 花儿 – huār – flower
• 跟我 – gēn wǒ – with me
• 招手 – zhāo shǒu – wave (hand)
• 一起 – yì qǐ – together
• 校门口 – xiào mén kǒu – school gate
（二）《早操》 (7)
• 起得早 – qǐ de zǎo – get up early
• 跳来跳去 – tiào lái tiào qù – jump around
• 在树枝上 – zài shù zhī shàng – on branches
• 做早操 – zuò zǎo cāo – morning exercise
• 小朋友 – xiǎo péng yǒu – children
• 跑来跑去 – pǎo lái pǎo qù – run around
• 草地 – cǎo dì – grassy field
Unit 2 走进教室
（一）《识字读书长知识》 (7)
• 上课 – shàng kè – attend class
• 识字 – shí zì – character recognition
• 会 – huì – can / know how
• 儿歌 – ér gē – nursery rhyme
• 故事 – gù shì – story
• 学习 – xué xí – study
• 长知识 – zhǎng zhī shi – broaden knowledge
（二）《学写字》 (7)
• 笔画 – bǐ huà – strokes
• 要写好 – yào xiě hǎo – write well
• 眼 – yǎn – eye
• 心 – xīn – heart
• 也 – yě – also
• 笔顺 – bǐ shùn – stroke order
• 错不了 – cuò bù liǎo – can’t go wrong
Unit 3 我爱我的家
（一）《笑声回来了》 (7)
• 门开了 – mén kāi le – door opened
• 爸妈 – bà mā – parents
• 笑 – xiào – smile
• 回来 – huí lái – return
• 哥哥姐姐 – gē ge jiě jie – elder siblings
• 全家 – quán jiā – whole family
• 笑声 – xiào shēng – laughter
（二）《星星》 (7)
• 星星 – xīng xing – star
• 那么多 – nà me duō – so many
• 颗 – kē – measure-word for stars
• 中间 – zhōng jiān – middle
• 靠近 – kào jìn – near
• 那样 – nà yàng – that kind / thus
• 亲 – qīn – close / intimate
Unit 4 当我们同在一起
（一）《开心吃晚饭》 (7)
• 吃晚饭 – chī wǎn fàn – have dinner
• 有瓜有鱼 – yǒu guā yǒu yú – melon and fish
• 还有 – hái yǒu – also have
• 蛋 – dàn – egg
• 一桌饭菜 – yì zhuō fàn cài – a table of dishes
• 可口 – kě kǒu – tasty
• 喜欢 – xǐ huān – like
（二）《我跟妹妹搭积木》 (7)
• 妹妹 – mèi mei – younger sister
• 搭积木 – dā jī mù – build blocks
• 房子 – fáng zi – house
• 机场 – jī chǎng – airport
• 配 – pèi – match
• 城市 – chéng shì – city
• 游乐场 – yóu lè chǎng – playground
Unit 5 亲近大自然
（一）《小露珠》 (7)
• 露珠 – lù zhū – dewdrop
• 照相 – zhào xiàng – take photos
• 月亮 – yuè liang – moon
• 出 – chū – come out
• 红太阳 – hóng tài yáng – red sun
• 不见 – bú jiàn – disappear
• 回家 – huí jiā – go home
（二）《雨停了》 (7)
• 雨停了 – yǔ tíng le – rain stopped
• 更 – gèng – even more
• 青 – qīng – greenish
• 弯曲 – wān qū – bend
• 小河 – xiǎo hé – small river
• 长胖 – zhǎng pàng – grow plump
• 啊 – a – exclamation
Unit 6 数一数，比一比
（一）《大小多少》 (7)
• 一只老虎 – yì zhī lǎo hǔ – one tiger
• 猫 – māo – cat
• 一边 – yì biān – meanwhile / side
• 一群天鹅 – yì qún tiān é – flock of swans
• 数一数 – shǔ yì shǔ – count
• 瞧一瞧 – qiáo yì qiáo – have a look
• 记牢 – jì láo – remember firmly
（二）《蚂蚁搬小虫》 (7)
• 蚂蚁 – mǎ yǐ – ant
• 搬不动 – bān bú dòng – can’t move
• 小虫 – xiǎo chóng – small bug
• 有点儿重 – yǒu diǎnr zhòng – slightly heavy
• 四五六七 – sì wǔ liù qī – 4 5 6 7
• 两个 – liǎng gè – two items
• 进洞 – jìn dòng – enter hole
Unit 7 动物乐园
（一）《鼠老师画猫》 (7)
• 眼睛 – yǎn jīng – eyes
• 脚爪 – jiǎo zhuǎ – paws
• 腿 – tuǐ – leg
• 短 – duǎn – short
• 牙齿 – yá chǐ – teeth
• 可以 – kě yǐ – can
• 睡觉 – shuì jiào – sleep
（二）《小蜜蜂》 (6)
• 飞到花园 – fēi dào huā yuán – fly to garden
• 嗅 – xiù – sniff
• 香味 – xiāng wèi – fragrance
• 采花蜜 – cǎi huā mì – collect nectar
• 造蜂蜜 – zào fēng mì – make honey
• 流汗水 – liú hàn shuǐ – sweat
Unit 8 植物真有趣
（一）《香蕉滑梯》 (7)
• 香蕉 – xiāng jiāo – banana
• 黄 – huáng – yellow
• 像 – xiàng – look like
• 玩滑梯 – wán huá tī – play slide
• 爬下来 – pá xià lái – climb down
• 坐飞机 – zuò fēi jī – take plane
• 快乐 – kuài lè – happy
（二）《会唱歌的森林》 (7)
• 唱歌 – chàng gē – sing
• 响 – xiǎng – loud/resounding
• 落下 – luò xià – drop
• 风儿 – fēngr – wind
• 动听 – dòng tīng – pleasant to hear
• 每座森林 – měi zuò sēn lín – every forest
• 很多 – hěn duō – many
Unit 9 心爱的东西
（一）《睡衣》 (7)
• 夜 – yè – night
• 悄悄 – qiāo qiāo – quietly
• 换上 – huàn shàng – put on/change
• 黑色 – hēi sè – black
• 睡衣 – shuì yī – pyjamas
• 最美丽 – zuì měi lì – most beautiful
• 留在 – liú zài – remain
（二）《铅笔》 (7)
• 铅笔 – qiān bǐ – pencil
• 发现 – fā xiàn – discover
• 慢慢 – màn màn – slowly
• 明白 – míng bái – understand
• 文字 – wén zì – written characters
• 图本 – tú běn – picture book
• 用 – yòng – use
Unit 10
（一）《造小船》 (7)
• 金沙滩 – jīn shā tān – golden beach
• 小船 – xiǎo chuán – small boat
• 工具 – gōng jù – tool
• 简单 – jiǎn dān – simple
• 脚板 – jiǎo bǎn – footprint
• 身后 – shēn hòu – behind
• 一串串 – yī chuàn chuàn – strings of
（二）《叶子鸟》 (7)
• 公园 – gōng yuán – park
• 轻轻吹 – qīng qīng chuī – blow softly
• 树叶 – shù yè – leaf
• 飘落 – piāo luò – float down
• 拿起剪刀 – ná qǐ jiǎn dāo – pick up scissors
• 剪贴 – jiǎn tiē – cut & paste
• 画纸 – huà zhǐ – drawing paper
Unit 11
（一）《和和气气多美好》 (10)
• 同学 – tóng xué – classmate
• 见面 – jiàn miàn – meet
• 拉拉手 – lā lā shǒu – hold hands
• 老师 – lǎo shī – teacher
• 相助 – xiāng zhù – help each other
• 谢谢 – xiè xie – thank you
• 握手 – wò shǒu – shake hands
• 礼貌 – lǐ mào – politeness
• 和气 – hé qì – amiable
• 您 – nín – respectful “you”
（二）《买玩具》 (10)
• 买 – mǎi – buy
• 两辆汽车 – liǎng liàng qì chē – two toy cars
• 玩具店 – wán jù diàn – toy shop
• 存钱 – cún qián – save money
• 能 – néng – be able
• 算 – suàn – calculate
• 半年 – bàn nián – half a year
• 三架飞机 – sān jià fēi jī – three planes
• 问 – wèn – ask
• 再 – zài – again
Unit 12
（一）《父亲节》 (8)
• 海马 – hǎi mǎ – seahorse
• 忙 – máng – busy
• 孩子 – hái zi – child
• 干什么呢 – gàn shén me ne – what’s up?
• 翅膀 – chì bǎng – wings
• 左右 – zuǒ yòu – left & right
• 父亲节 – fù qīn jié – Father’s Day
• 这几天 – zhè jǐ tiān – these days
（二）《小青蛙捉星星》 (8)
• 青蛙 – qīng wā – frog
• 想 – xiǎng – think
• 捉 – zhuō – catch
• 荷叶 – hé yè – lotus leaf
• 不久 – bù jiǔ – soon / not long
• 运动会 – yùn dòng huì – sports day
• 第一名 – dì yī míng – first place
• 真的没白忙 – zhēn de méi bái máng – efforts paid off
Unit 13
（一）《手影》 (8)
• 屋里 – wū lǐ – indoors
• 娃娃 – wá wa – doll
• 影子 – yǐng zi – shadow
• 灯光 – dēng guāng – light
• 东西 – dōng xī – things
• 墙上 – qiáng shàng – wall
• 小兔 – xiǎo tù – little rabbit
• 拍手 – pāi shǒu – clap hands
（二）《一把大雨伞》 (6)
• 她 – tā – she
• 雨伞 – yǔ sǎn – umbrella
• 怎么 – zěn me – how
• 顶着纸盒 – dǐng zhe zhǐ hé – with a box on head
• 遮着 – zhē zhe – covering
• 干干净净 – gān gān jìng jìng – neat & tidy
Unit 14
（一）《我想要的鞋子》 (5)
• 鞋子 – xié zi – shoes
• 穿 – chuān – wear
• 玩耍 – wán shuǎ – play
• 大力士 – dà lì shì – strongman
• 小人国 – xiǎo rén guó – Lilliput
（二）《蝴蝶在读香喷喷的报纸》 (8)
• 清早 – qīng zǎo – early morning
• 蝴蝶 – hú dié – butterfly
• 窗前 – chuāng qián – before window
• 弟弟 – dì di – younger brother
• 香喷喷 – xiāng pēn pēn – fragrant
• 报纸 – bào zhǐ – newspaper
• 应该 – yīng gāi – should
• 童话 – tóng huà – fairy tale
Unit 15
（一）《红红的气球》 (7)
• 气球 – qì qiú – balloon
• 摇 – yáo – shake
• 生气 – shēng qì – angry
• 圆圆的 – yuán yuán de – round
• 新朋友 – xīn péng yǒu – new friend
• 笑脸 – xiào liǎn – smiley face
• 飞高 – fēi gāo – fly high
（二）《花角鹿》 (7)
• 小鹿 – xiǎo lù – fawn
• 生病 – shēng bìng – sick
• 搭窝 – dā wō – build nest
• 被雨打 – bèi yǔ dǎ – beaten by rain
• 朵朵花儿 – duǒ duǒ huā ér – flowers
• 角 – jiǎo – antler
• 站 – zhàn – stand
Unit 16
（一）《我不怕黑》 (7)
• 厕所 – cè suǒ – toilet
• 洗澡 – xǐ zǎo – shower
• 停电 – tíng diàn – power outage
• 大哭 – dà kū – cry loudly
• 不肯 – bù kěn – refuse
• 知道 – zhī dào – know
• 升起 – shēng qǐ – rise
（二）《我不想生气》 (7)
• 时候 – shí hòu – time
• 火球 – huǒ qiú – fireball
• 几分钟 – jǐ fēn zhōng – minutes
• 喊叫 – hǎn jiào – shout
• 踢 – tī – kick
• 怪 – guài – blame
• 关心 – guān xīn – care about
Unit 17
（一）《我想知道》 (6)
• 云儿 – yún ér – clouds
• 住在哪里 – zhù zài nǎ lǐ – live where
• 追赶 – zhuī gǎn – chase
• 方法 – fāng fǎ – method
• 五颜六色 – wǔ yán liù sè – colourful
• 翅膀 – chì bǎng – wings
（二）《妈妈，为什么》 (7)
• 兄弟 – xiōng dì – brothers
• 问题 – wèn tí – question
• 因为 – yīn wèi – because
• 休息 – xiū xi – rest
• 等 – děng – wait
• 请 – qǐng – please
• 欢呼 – huān hū – cheer
Unit 18
（一）《国庆》 (7)
• 国旗 – guó qí – national flag
• 跳舞 – tiào wǔ – dance
• 国庆 – guó qìng – National Day
• 举国 – jǔ guó – entire country
• 电视节目 – diàn shì jié mù – TV program
• 表现 – biǎo xiàn – display/performance
• 男女老少 – nán nǚ lǎo shào – everyone
（二）《阳光下的马来西亚》 (6)
• 农田 – nóng tián – farmland
• 稻米 – dào mǐ – paddy
• 果园 – guǒ yuán – orchard
• 护着 – hù zhe – protecting
• 土地 – tǔ dì – land
• 共舞 – gòng wǔ – dance together
Unit 19
（一）《天桥》 (7)
• 天桥 – tiān qiáo – pedestrian bridge
• 彩虹 – cǎi hóng – rainbow
• 平平安安 – píng píng ān ān – safe & sound
• 背着书包 – bēi zhe shū bāo – carry schoolbag
• 各种各样 – gè zhǒng gè yàng – various
• 害怕 – hài pà – afraid
• 热闹 – rè nào – lively
（二）《路灯》 (6)
• 一排排路灯 – yì pái pái lù dēng – rows of lamps
• 叔叔 – shū shu – uncle
• 阿姨 – ā yí – auntie
• 下班 – xià bān – off work
• 直立 – zhí lì – stand upright
• 护送 – hù sòng – escort
Unit 20
（一）《邻家的菜园》 (7)
• 邻居 – lín jū – neighbour
• 伯伯 – bó bo – uncle
• 干活儿 – gàn huór – work
• 好奇 – hào qí – curious
• 收割 – shōu gē – harvest
• 浇水 – jiāo shuǐ – water (verb)
• 绿油油 – lǜ yōu yōu – lush green
（二）《走进动物园》 (7)
• 鼻子 – bí zi – nose
• 大象 – dà xiàng – elephant
• 尾巴 – wěi ba – tail
• 猴子 – hóu zi – monkey
• 水牛 – shuǐ niú – buffalo
• 泥地 – ní dì – muddy ground
• 谈天 – tán tiān – chat
Unit 21
（一）《吞只活猫》 (9)
• 常常 – cháng cháng – often
• 老爷 – lǎo yé – master
• 告诉 – gào sù – tell
• 昨天 – zuó tiān – yesterday
• 老鼠 – lǎo shǔ – mouse
• 嘴巴 – zuǐ bā – mouth
• 为难 – wéi nán – embarrassed
• 容易 – róng yì – easy
• 吞 – tūn – swallow
（二）《聪明的鹿》 (6)
• 尖角 – jiān jiǎo – sharp horns
• 肉 – ròu – meat
• 转身 – zhuǎn shēn – turn around
• 逃跑 – táo pǎo – run away
• 一条大蛇 – yì tiáo dà shé – a big snake
• 咬死 – yǎo sǐ – bite to death
Unit 22
（一）《谁没长大》 (11)
• 公鸡 – gōng jī – rooster
• 啼叫 – tí jiào – crow
• 吵醒 – chǎo xǐng – wake by noise
• 大骂 – dà mà – scold
• 午后 – wǔ hòu – afternoon
• 苹果 – píng guǒ – apple
• 擦伤 – cā shāng – bruise
• 弄 – nòng – cause/mess with
• 痛 – tòng – hurt
• 折断 – zhé duàn – break
• 谁 – shuí – who
（二）《我也跟着做》 (8)
• 百花齐放 – bǎi huā qí fàng – flowers bloom
• 果皮 – guǒ pí – fruit peel
• 破坏 – pò huài – damage
• 拾起来 – shí qǐ lái – pick up
• 丢进垃圾桶 – diū jìn lā jī tǒng – throw into bin
• 扫 – sǎo – sweep
• 院子 – yuàn zi – courtyard
• 四周 – sì zhōu – surroundings
How to Use These Notes
• Create flashcards: front – Chinese; back – pinyin + English.
• Drill by units; weekly mix two old + one new to keep spaced repetition.
• Write short sentences incorporating at least 3-4 new words.
• Pair words with their opposite (e.g. 安静 vs 吵闹) to strengthen semantic fields.
• Retell the tiny stories of each lesson using only Chinese for oral fluency.
Cultural / Real-World Links
• Festivals: 国庆 (National Day), 父亲节 reinforce social studies.
• Natural imagery (森林, 小河, 彩虹) supports science themes on environment.
• Courtesy cluster (谢谢, 礼貌, 握手) ties into moral education.
Memory Hint
Use simple arithmetic to gamify progress: there are mini-lists; with an average of words each, total load ≈ entries – master 10 daily → finish in about days.