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画画

畫畫
huàhuà
verb #6,252

Meanings

  1. 1 to draw
  2. 2 to paint

Examples

HSK 1
我喜欢画画。
Wǒ xǐhuan huàhuà.
I like to draw.
HSK 2
孩子们在教室里画画。
Háizi men zài jiàoshì lǐ huàhuà.
The children are drawing in the classroom.
HSK 2
他从小就喜欢画画。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan huàhuà.
He has liked drawing since he was little.

Tips

grammar
画画 is a verb-object (离合词) construction where the first 画 is the verb 'to draw' and the second 画 is the object 'a picture'. You can insert modifiers: 画了一幅画.
usage
画画 is the casual everyday term for drawing/painting. For formal contexts, use 绘画.

Stroke Order

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