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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 huàhua4to draw; picture; painting; Classifiers:
2画家 畫家 huà jiāhua4 jia1painter; Classifiers:
3画面 畫面 huà miànhua4 mian4scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
4画法 畫法 huà hua4 fa3painting technique; drawing method
5画像 畫像 huà xiànghua4 xiang4portrait; to do a portrait of sb
6画展 畫展 huà zhǎnhua4 zhan3art exhibition
7画虎不成反类犬 畫虎不成反類犬 huà chéng fǎn lèi quǎnhua4 hu3 bu4 cheng2 fan3 lei4 quan3to 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
8画十字 畫十字 huà shí hua4 shi2 zi4to make the sign of the cross; to make a cross (on paper)
9画廊 畫廊 huà lánghua4 lang2gallery
10画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīnghua4 long2 dian3 jing1to 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
11画眉 畫眉 huà méihua4 mei2to apply makeup to the eyebrows; (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)
12画皮 畫皮 huà hua4 pi2painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
13画儿 畫兒 huà rhua4 r5picture; drawing; painting
14画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān hua4 she2 tian1 zu2lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
15画架 畫架 huà jiàhua4 jia4easel; rack for painting
16画室 畫室 huà shìhua4 shi4artist's studio; atelier
17画坛 畫壇 huà tánhua4 tan2painting world; painting circles
18画图 畫圖 huà hua4 tu2to draw designs, maps etc; picture (e.g. of life in the city)
19画外音 畫外音 huà wài yīnhua4 wai4 yin1voice-over; background narration
20画押 畫押 huà hua4 ya1to sign; to make one's mark
21画圆 畫圓 huà yuánhua4 yuan2to draw a circle
22画毡 畫氈 huà zhānhua4 zhan1felt desk pad for calligraphy
23画轴 畫軸 huà zhóuhua4 zhou2character scroll; scroll painting
24画作 畫作 huà zuòhua4 zuo4painting; picture
25画地为狱 畫地為獄 huà wéi hua4 di4 wei2 yu4see 画地为牢

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