听写 Traditional form: 聽寫 Pinyin (reading): tīngxiě Definitions: (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation (music) to transcribe by ear Characters: 听 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey 写 - to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose Traditional characters: 聽 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey 寫 - to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose