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

YearCompetition-ending wordWinnerNotes
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

  1. 1 2 Steger, Isabella (20 October 2013). "Chinese TV's Latest Hit Features a Character-Driven Plot". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  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. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  3. "连云港少年拿下"汉听"大赛总冠军". edu.ifeng.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. 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. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-06.