Chinese Characters Dictation Competition

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Chinese Characters Dictation Competition
中国汉字听写大会
Zhōngguó hànzì tīngxiě dàhuì
Directed by[1] (关正文)
Country of originChina
Original languageChinese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes30 (incl. unaired)
Production
Production companyChina Central Television
Original release
NetworkCCTV-1
Release2 August 2013 (2013-08-02) –
present

Chinese Characters Dictation Competition (Chinese: 中国汉字听写大会; pinyin: Zhōngguó hànzì tīngxiě dàhuì) 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.[1]

List of champions[edit]

Year Competition-ending word Winner Notes
2013 婉娈 (wǎnluán, a classical word which means "graceful") Lu Jialei (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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Steger, Isabella (20 October 2013). "Chinese TV's Latest Hit Features a Character-Driven Plot". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. ^ "汉字听写大会"期末考试 生僻词钱文忠喊太古雅 (in Chinese). 长江日报. 2013-10-21.
  3. ^ "连云港少年拿下"汉听"大赛总冠军". edu.ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  4. ^ "徐玮琦得了第一仍自谦“最怂”" (in Chinese). 大河报. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2017-11-06.