中国画

中國畫

zhōngguóhuà

noun

Measure Word

一幅中国画 fú

Meanings

1 Chinese painting
2 traditional Chinese painting

Characters

country; nation

painting; drawing

Examples

HSK 2

他从小学习中国画。

Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí zhōngguóhuà.

He has studied Chinese painting since childhood.

HSK 7-9

中国画讲究意境。

Zhōngguóhuà jiǎngjiù yìjìng.

Chinese painting emphasizes artistic conception.

Tips

culture

Chinese painting (国画 for short) uses ink and brush on rice paper or silk. Major genres include landscapes (山水画), flowers-and-birds (花鸟画), and figure painting (人物画).

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

国 guó

画 huà