"画" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 画 |  huà | to draw / to paint / picture / painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 画面 | huà miàn | scene / tableau / picture / image / screen (displayed by a computer) / (motion picture) frame / field of view | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画家 | huà jiā | painter / CL:個|个[ge4] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画廊 | huà láng | art gallery / decorated corridor | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画册 | huà cè | picture album | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画画 | huà huà | to draw / to paint | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画质 | huà zhì | image quality / resolution / definition | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画像 | huà xiàng | portrait / to do a portrait of sb | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画笔 | huà bǐ | painting brush | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画展 | huà zhǎn | art exhibition | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画图 | huà tú | to draw designs, maps etc / picture (e.g. of life in the city) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画报 | huà bào | illustrated magazine / CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],冊|册[ce4],期[qi1] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画卷 | huà juǎn | picture scroll | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画作 | huà zuò | painting / picture | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画室 | huà shì | artist's studio / atelier | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画法 | huà fǎ | painting technique / drawing method | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画布 | huà bù | canvas (artist's painting surface) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画风 | huà fēng | painting style | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画眉 | huà méi | to apply makeup to the eyebrows / (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画师 | huà shī | (art) painter | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画框 | huà kuàng | picture frame | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画舫 | huà fǎng | decorated pleasure boat | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画幅 | huà fú | painting / picture / dimension of a painting | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画坛 | huà tán | painting world / painting circles | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画儿 | huà r | picture / drawing / painting | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画皮 | huà pí | painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画稿 | huà gǎo | rough sketch (of a painting) / (of an official) to approve a document by signing it | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画架 | huà jià | easel | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画押 | huà yā | to sign / to make one's mark | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画卷 | huà juàn | picture scroll | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画刷 | huà shuā | paintbrush | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画圆 | huà yuán | to draw a circle | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画毡 | huà zhān | felt desk pad for calligraphy | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 画轴 | huà zhóu | character scroll / scroll painting | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 画外音 | huà wài yīn | voice-over / background narration | |
| 画眉鸟 | huà méi niǎo | Chinese Huamei / Leucodioptron canorum / babbler | |
| 画等号 | huà děng hào | to equate / to consider (two things) to be equivalent | |
| 画眉草 | huà méi cǎo | teff | |
| 画十字 | huà shí zì | to make the sign of the cross / to make a cross (on paper) | |
| 画龙点睛 | huà lóng diǎn jīng | to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point | |
| 画蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) / fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it | |
| 画地为牢 | huà dì wéi láo | lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom) / fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities | |
| 画饼充饥 | huà bǐng chōng jī | lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake / to feed on illusions (idiom) | |
| 画荻教子 | huà dí jiào zǐ | to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom) / mother's admirable dedication to her children's education | |
| 画地为狱 | huà dì wéi yù | see 畫地為牢|画地为牢[hua4 di4 wei2 lao2] | |
| 画插图者 | huà chā tú zhě | illustrator | |
| 画地自限 | huà dì zì xiàn | lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom) / fig. to impose restrictions on oneself | |
| 画法几何 | huà fǎ jǐ hé | descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations) | |
| 画虎类犬 | huà hǔ lèi quǎn | to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it | |
| 画数据格网 | gridding of data | | |
| 画眉草面包 | huà méi cǎo miàn bāo | injera | |
| 画虎不成反类犬 | huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn | to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it | |
| 画出X相对于Y的曲线 | plot X against Y | |
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| 动画 | dòng huà | animation / cartoon | | |
| 漫画 | màn huà | caricature / cartoon / Japanese manga | | |
| 绘画 | huì huà | to draw / to paint | | |
| 书画 | shū huà | painting and calligraphy | | |
| 计画 | jì huà | variant of 計劃|计划[ji4 hua4] | | |
| 油画 | yóu huà | oil painting | | |
| 图画 | tú huà | drawing / picture | | |
| 壁画 | bì huà | mural (painting) / fresco | | |
| 插画 | chā huà | illustration | | |
| 刻画 | kè huà | to portray | | |
| 如画 | rú huà | picturesque | | |
| 国画 | guó huà | traditional Chinese painting | | |
| 字画 | zì huà | the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting | | |
| 笔画 | bǐ huà | strokes of a Chinese character | | |
| 作画 | zuò huà | to paint | | |
| 名画 | míng huà | famous painting | | |
| 版画 | bǎn huà | printmaking / a print | | |
| 年画 | nián huà | New Year (Spring Festival) picture | | |
| 勾画 | gōu huà | to sketch out / to delineate | | |
| 描画 | miáo huà | to draw / to describe | | |
| 岩画 | yán huà | rock painting / picture or writing carved on rocks | | |
| 比画 | bǐ huà | gesture / to gesticulate | | |
| 比画 | bǐ hua | variant of 比劃|比划[bi3 hua5] | | |
| 乱画 | luàn huà | to doodle / graffito / doodle | | |
| 彩画 | cǎi huà | color painting | | |
| 贴画 | tiē huà | pinup picture / poster | | |
| 点画 | diǎn huà | strokes of a Chinese character | | |
| 擘画 | bò huà | variant of 擘劃|擘划[bo4 hua4] | | |
| 帛画 | bó huà | painting on silk | | |
| 策画 | cè huà | variant of 策劃|策划[ce4 hua4] | | |
| 筹画 | chóu huà | variant of 籌劃|筹划[chou2 hua4] | | |
| 春画 | chūn huà | erotic print / pornographic picture | | |
| 扉画 | fēi huà | frontpage picture | | |
| 界画 | jiè huà | accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler (technique of Chinese art) / picture created using this technique | | |
| 摹画 | mó huà | to describe | | |
| 企画 | qǐ huà | variant of 企劃|企划[qi3hua4] | | |
| 区画 | qū huà | subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties) | | |
| 沙画 | shā huà | sand picture | | |
| 诗画 | shī huà | poetry and pictorial art / work of art combining pictures and poetry | | |
| 淫画 | yín huà | obscene picture | | |
| 语画 | yǔ huà | picture in words | | |
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| 动画片 | dòng huà piàn | animated film | |
| 漫画家 | màn huà jiā | cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka) | |
| 中国画 | Zhōng guó huà | Chinese painting | |
| 连环画 | lián huán huà | lianhuanhua (graphic novel) | |
| 山水画 | shān shuǐ huà | landscape painting | |
| 宣传画 | xuān chuán huà | propaganda poster / advertising hoarding | |
| 书画家 | shū huà jiā | calligrapher and painter | |
| 水墨画 | shuǐ mò huà | ink and wash painting | |
| 水彩画 | shuǐ cǎi huà | watercolor / aquarelle | |
| 自画像 | zì huà xiàng | self-portrait | |
| 招贴画 | zhāo tiē huà | picture poster (for advertising or propaganda) | |
| 笔画数 | bǐ huà shù | stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character) | |
| 鬼画符 | guǐ huà fú | undecipherable handwriting / scribblings / (fig.) hypocritical talk | |
| 写意画 | xiě yì huà | freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style | |
| 印刷画 | art prints | | |
| 复制画 | art prints | | |
| 单色画 | dān sè huà | monochrome picture / black and white picture | |
| 简笔画 | jiǎn bǐ huà | simple drawing / sketch | |
| 名画家 | míng huà jiā | famous painter | |
| 木版画 | mù bǎn huà | woodcut / wood engraving | |
| 年画儿 | nián huà r | erhua variant of 年畫|年画[nian2 hua4] | |
| 书画毡 | shū huà zhān | felt desk pad for calligraphy | |
| 透视画 | tòu shì huà | perspective drawing | |
| 徒手画 | tú shǒu huà | freehand drawing | |
| 下画线 | xià huà xiàn | underline | |
| 洋画儿 | yáng huà r | children's game played with illustrated cards / pogs / menko (Japan) | |
| 诗情画意 | shī qíng huà yì | picturesque charm / idyllic appeal / poetic grace | |
| 琴棋书画 | qín qí shū huà | the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting) / the accomplishments of a well-educated person | |
| 指手画脚 | zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo | to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily | |
| 雕梁画栋 | diāo liáng huà dòng | richly ornamented (building) | |
| 照猫画虎 | zhào māo huà hǔ | lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation | |
| 暴走漫画 | bào zǒu màn huà | rage comic | |
| 比手画脚 | bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo | to gesticulate / to make lively gestures (while talking) / also written 比手劃腳|比手划脚 | |
| 架上绘画 | jià shàng huì huà | easel painting | |
| 黏土动画 | nián tǔ dòng huà | clay animation / Claymation | |
| 琴棋书画 | qín - qí - shū - huà | (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting) / (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person | |
| 如诗如画 | rú shī rú huà | (of scenery) stunning / spectacular / picturesque | |
| 台湾画眉 | Tái wān huà méi | (bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus) | |
| 透视画法 | tòu shì huà fǎ | perspective drawing | |
| 行政区画 | xíng zhèng qū huà | administrative subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties) | |
| 依样画葫芦 | yī yàng huà hú lu | lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom) / fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality | |
| 照葫芦画瓢 | zhào hú lu huà piáo | lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) / fig. to copy slavishly | |
| 广告宣传画 | guǎng gào xuān chuán huà | placard / poster | |
| 计算机动画 | jì suàn jī dòng huà | computer animation | |
| 依葫芦画瓢 | yī hú lu huà piáo | lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) / fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification | |
| 星舰奇航记动画版 | xīng jiàn qí háng jì dòng huà bǎn | Star | |
| 意存笔先，画尽意在 | yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài | the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through | |
| 世界感恩日－国际儿童招贴画展 | World Gratitude Day - International Children's Poster Exhibit | |
