听写

聽寫

tīngxiě

noun HSK 1 #41,986

Meanings

Listen then write — dictation

今天有听写。

Jīntiān yǒu tīngxiě.

There's a dictation today.

老师给我们听写生词。

Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen tīngxiě shēngcí.

The teacher gave us a vocabulary dictation.

culture

听写 is a staple exercise in Chinese schools. Students write characters from memory as the teacher reads them aloud.

听 tīng

写 xiě