Social:Chinese Characters Dictation Competition

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Short description: Spelling bee-like TV show in China
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 language(s)Chinese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes30 (incl. unaired)
Production company(s)China Central Television
Release
Original networkCCTV-1
Original 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

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]

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