Art & drawing in Chinese 画画
huàhuà
Can you draw it instead? 15 essential art & drawing words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 画 | huà | to draw; to paint |
| 画画 | huà huà | drawing; painting |
| 画家 | huà jiā | painter |
| 画笔 | huà bǐ | paintbrush |
| 颜料 | yán liào | paint |
| 素描 | sù miáo | sketch |
| 油画 | yóu huà | oil painting |
| 水彩 | shuǐ cǎi | watercolour |
| 国画 | guó huà | Chinese painting |
| 书法 | shū fǎ | calligraphy |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art) |
| 展览 | zhǎn lǎn | exhibition |
| 艺术 | yì shù | art |
| 灵感 | líng gǎn | inspiration |
| 像 | xiàng | to look like |
Example sentences
- 你画的是什么？What are you drawing?
- 我从小喜欢画画。I've loved drawing since I was little.
- 他是一位有名的画家。He's a famous painter.
- 我买了一套新画笔。I bought a new set of brushes.
- 颜料弄到衣服上了。I got paint on my clothes.
- 我在学素描。I'm learning to sketch.
- 博物馆里有很多油画。There are lots of oil paintings in the museum.
- 水彩画很漂亮。Watercolour paintings are lovely.
- 国画常常画山水。Chinese paintings often show mountains and rivers.
- 爷爷每天练书法。Grandpa practises calligraphy every day.
- 这是我的作品。This is my work.
- 下周有一个艺术展览。There's an art exhibition next week.
- 她对艺术很感兴趣。She's very interested in art.
- 我没有灵感了。I've run out of inspiration.
- 你画得真像！Your drawing looks just like it!
Practise speaking
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