dictate [dictated, dictating, dictates](to speak in order for someone to write down the words) verb [UK: dɪk.ˈteɪt] [US: dɪk.ˈteɪt]
听写 /tīngxiě/ noun
dictation [dictations](an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down) noun [UK: dɪk.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: dɪk.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]