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画
huà
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- pinyin
- huà
- simplified
- 画
- traditional
- 畫
1 · noun
A picture made using paint.
用颜料等画成的图像作品。
Here 画 names an artwork; the drawing verb is separate.
There is a small bridge in the painting.
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这幅画里有一座小桥。
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2 · noun
An artwork made using paint.
用颜料绘成的图像作品。
This slice focuses on painted artwork, such as a watercolor painting. Picture in the same source segment is broader; not every 画 is made with paint. The drawing or painting verb is separate.
The colors in this watercolor painting are very pale.
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这幅水彩画的颜色很淡。
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She hung that oil painting above the sofa.
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她把那幅油画挂在了沙发上方。
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Mandarin reading: huà.
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