Chinese Characters Dictation Competition Explained

Native Name:中国汉字听写大会
Zhōngguó hànzì tīngxiě dàhuì
Director:https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Zheng_Wen_Guan&oldid=1160074206 (Chinese: 关正文)
Country:China
Language:Chinese
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:30 (incl. unaired)
Company:China Central Television
Channel:CCTV-1
Last Aired:present

Chinese Characters Dictation Competition is a weekly television program where contestants write Chinese characters after hearing the words. The show now broadcasts on CCTV-1.[1]

The show was inspired by spelling bees in the United States.

List of champions

Year Competition-ending word Winner Notes
2013 Chinese: [[:wikt:zh:婉娈|婉娈]] (wǎnluán, a classical word which means "graceful") Lu Jialei (Chinese: 陆佳蕾) [2]
2014皤腹 (pófù, a classical word which means "big belly")Chen Keyu(陈柯羽)[3]
2015累茵 (lèiyīn, a classical word which means "multi-layered mattress")Xu Weiqi(徐玮琦)[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chinese TV's Latest Hit Features a Character-Driven Plot . Isabella . Steger . 20 October 2013 . The Wall Street Journal.
  2. News: http://www.china.com.cn/guoqing/2013-10/21/content_30353815.htm . zh:"汉字听写大会"期末考试 生僻词钱文忠喊太古雅 . 长江日报. 2013-10-21 . zh.
  3. Web site: 连云港少年拿下"汉听"大赛总冠军. edu.ifeng.com. 2017-11-06. zh.
  4. News: http://newpaper.dahe.cn/dhb/html/2015-10/08/content_1318236.htm?div=-1. zh:"徐玮琦得了第一仍自谦“最怂”". 大河报. 2015-10-08 . 2017-11-06. zh.