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 byZheng Wen Guan (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]

References

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