Inspired after my recent post Top 500 Chinese Characters (and How to Write Them), I thought I’d create a dictation practice mp3 for those out there who want more practice writing and recalling Chinese characters.
Chinese Dictation Practice #1
Chinese Dictation Practice #1 (Answers)
Exercise: Listen to the recording, and write out the Chinese words as you hear them. Don’t worry – the words I’ve chosen are all very common ones. In the second recording, I give a run down of how each character is written in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
Hey! Don’t look at the answers below until after you’ve finished the dictation practice!
Chinese Dictation Practice #1 – Answers (Pinyin Only)
You can use these for silent dictation practice. A hanzi version follows.
1.
fēijī
airplane
2.
shòusī
sushi
3.
hàomǎ
number
4.
yáchǐ
tooth
5.
yóujú
post office
6.
núlì
slave
7.
gébì
next door
8.
zhànzhēng
war
9.
jiàngdī
reduce
10.
tóufa
hair
11.
xǐwǎn
wash the dishes
12.
làzhú
candle
13.
bàozhǐ
newspaper
14.
yóuqī
paint
15.
jìlù
record
16.
chàndǒu
tremble
17.
yānsǐ
drown
18.
qínláo
diligent
19.
tǔrǎng
soil
20.
dīshuǐ
dripping water
21.
shìdàng
appropriate
22.
guǎngfàn
widespread
23.
línjū
neighbour
24.
dàishǔ
kangaroo
25.
hūnlǐ
wedding
26.
huòbì
currency
27.
yáoyuǎn
distant
28.
cháyè
tea leaves
29.
chǎnyè
industry
30.
fēngfù
abundant
31.
máodùn
contradiction
32.
huíguī
return
33.
yìshù
art
34.
háohuá
luxurious
35.
guīmó
scale
36.
cíhuì
vocabulary
37.
cìshā
assassinate
38.
Táiwān
Taiwan
39.
juānxiàn
donate
40.
gēngzhòng
cultivate
41.
wūrǎn
pollution
42.
cānguān
visit
43.
shǎguā
fool
44.
shēnkè
deep
45.
guànshū
instill
46.
jīngyàn
experience
47.
chuāngshāng
trauma
48.
lóutī
stairs
49.
cítiě
magnet
50.
xuànyào
show off
Chinese Dictation Practice #1 – Answers (with Hanzi)
1.
飛機
飞机
fēijī
airplane
2.
壽司
寿司
shòusī
sushi
3.
號碼
号码
hàomǎ
number
4.
牙齒
牙齿
yáchǐ
tooth
5.
郵局
邮局
yóujú
post office
6.
奴隸
奴隶
núlì
slave
7.
隔壁
gébì
next door
8.
戰爭
战争
zhànzhēng
war
9.
降低
jiàngdī
reduce
10.
頭髮
头发
tóufa
hair
11.
洗碗
xǐwǎn
wash the dishes
12.
蠟燭
蜡烛
làzhú
candle
13.
報紙
报纸
bàozhǐ
newspaper
14.
油漆
yóuqī
paint
15.
記錄
记录
jìlù
record
16.
顫抖
颤抖
chàndǒu
tremble
17.
淹死
yānsǐ
drown
18.
勤勞
勤劳
qínláo
diligent
19.
土壤
tǔrǎng
soil
20.
滴水
dīshuǐ
dripping water
21.
適當
适当
shìdàng
appropriate
22.
廣泛
广泛
guǎngfàn
widespread
23.
鄰居
邻居
línjū
neighbour
24.
袋鼠
dàishǔ
kangaroo
25.
婚禮
婚礼
hūnlǐ
wedding
26.
貨幣
货币
huòbì
currency
27.
遙遠
遥远
yáoyuǎn
distant
28.
茶葉
茶叶
cháyè
tea leaves
29.
產業
产业
chǎnyè
industry
30.
豐富
丰富
fēngfù
abundant
31.
矛盾
máodùn
contradiction
32.
回歸
回归
huíguī
return
33.
藝術
艺术
yìshù
art
34.
豪華
豪华
háohuá
luxurious
35.
規模
规模
guīmó
scale
36.
詞彙
词汇
cíhuì
vocabulary
37.
刺殺
刺杀
cìshā
assassinate
38.
臺灣
台湾
Táiwān
Taiwan
39.
捐獻
捐献
juānxiàn
donate
40.
耕種
耕种
gēngzhòng
cultivate
41.
污染
wūrǎn
pollution
42.
參觀
参观
cānguān
visit
43.
傻瓜
shǎguā
fool
44.
深刻
shēnkè
deep
45.
灌輸
灌输
guànshū
instill
46.
經驗
经验
jīngyàn
experience
47.
創傷
创伤
chuāngshāng
trauma
48.
樓梯
楼梯
lóutī
stairs
49.
磁鐵
磁铁
cítiě
magnet
50.
炫耀
xuànyào
show off
Thank you so much for your Chinese Dictation Practice #1!!! I am using it to study for my Mandarin Oral Test. Is there a #2 by any chance?
Did you see the 500 Common Character Components post? That will last you a few months at least.
Thank you very much. The contents in this blog are what I’m looking for. I study Chinese as a foreign language. 你的听写练习对我很有用因为我的问题是写力不进步。Could you please kindly share more exercises?