听写
HSK 1 (2021)
听写 (tīngxiě) · dictation
听写 (tīngxiě) means “dictation”. It is written with 2 characters: 听 (to listen) + 写 (to write). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 听写 is built
The characters
听 tīng · to listen
What 听 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: Words 口 reaching an ear 斤 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
写 xiě · to write
What 写 is made of
- 冖mì — cover
- 与yǔ — and
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
明天我们有听写。Míngtiān wǒmen yǒu tīngxiě.We have dictation tomorrow.
你的听写对了几个字？Nǐ de tīngxiě duì le jǐ gè zì?How many characters did you get right in the dictation?
Questions about 听写
What does 听写 mean?
听写 (tīngxiě) means “dictation”.
How do you pronounce 听写?
听写 is pronounced tīngxiě.
Which HSK level is 听写?
听写 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 听到tīngdàoto hear
- 听见tīngjiànto hear
- 难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
- 听讲tīngjiǎngto listen to a lecture
- 听说tīngshuōto hear
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 收听shōutīngto listen to (the radio)
- 听力tīnglìlistening (skill)
- 听众tīngzhòngaudience
Learn 听写 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.