dictation; listening and writing exercise
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to dictate; to take dictation; to test listening and writing skills
neutralCommonly used in language classrooms, especially for Chinese, English, or other foreign language instruction. As a verb, it means to conduct or participate in such an exercise. Can also be used as a noun, e.g., '我们今天有听写' ('We have a dictation today').
Lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
tīng听
xiě写
shēng生
cí词
。
The teacher is giving us a dictation of new vocabulary words.
Xué学
sheng生
men们
xū需
yào要
rèn认
zhēn真
tīng听
xiě写
lǎo老
shī师
niàn念
de的
jù句
zi子
。
The students need to carefully transcribe the sentences read by the teacher.
Show 3 more examplesShow fewer examples
Wèi为
le了
tí提
gāo高
tīng听
lì力
，
tā他
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
zuò做
Zhōng中
wén文
tīng听
xiě写
liàn练
xí习
。
To improve his listening skills, he practices Chinese dictation every day.
Tīng听
xiě写
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yǒu有
xiào效
de的
yǔ语
yán言
xué学
xí习
fāng方
fǎ法
。
Dictation is an effective language learning method.
Nǐ你
zhǔn准
bèi备
hǎo好
tīng听
xiě写
le了
ma吗
？
Are you ready for the dictation test?