绘画

繪畫

huìhuà

noun/verb HSK 6 #10,342

Meanings

1 painting; drawing (as an art form)
2 to paint; to draw

Characters

to draw; to paint

to draw; painting; picture

Draw and paint — the art of creating visual images.

Examples

她从小就喜欢绘画。

Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐhuan huìhuà.

She has loved painting since she was little.

绘画是他的爱好。

Huìhuà shì tā de àihào.

Painting is his hobby.

这幅绘画作品很有价值。

Zhè fú huìhuà zuòpǐn hěn yǒu jiàzhí.

This painting is very valuable.

他正在学习中国绘画。

Tā zhèngzài xuéxí Zhōngguó huìhuà.

He is studying Chinese painting.

Tips

usage

绘画 is a more formal/artistic term than just 画画 (huà huà, to draw). Use 绘画 when talking about painting as an art form or academic subject, and 画画 for casual drawing.

Stroke Order

绘 huì

画 huà