1. undecipherable handwriting2. scribblings3. (fig.) hypocritical talk
1. the strokes of a character2. calligraphy and painting
1. painting technique2. drawing method
painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
照葫芦画瓢 照葫蘆畫瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo 1. lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)2. fig. to copy slavishly
1. lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)2. fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
1. lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake2. to feed on illusions (idiom)
richly ornamented (building)
1. painting world2. painting circles
1. rock painting2. picture or writing carved on rocks
1. to doodle2. graffito3. doodle
traditional Chinese painting
New Year (Spring Festival) picture
frontispiece; illustration placed before the main text of a book
1. rough sketch (of a painting)2. (of an official) to approve a document by signing it
1. character scroll2. scroll painting
(fig.) to make empty or unrealistic promises; to engage in unrealistic planning
strokes of a Chinese character
1. monochrome picture2. black and white picture
freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style
picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)
1. to make the sign of the cross2. to make a cross (on paper)
stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
1. (of scenery) stunning2. spectacular3. picturesque
1. to gesticulate2. to make lively gestures (while talking)3. also written 比手划脚
1. lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject2. uninspired imitation
琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà HSK 7–9 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
1. lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)2. fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)
1. to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)2. mother's admirable dedication to her children's education
1. to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)2. to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
administrative subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
1. lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)2. fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
1. lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)2. fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification