huà xiàng
portrait
to do a portrait of sb
huà miàn
scene
tableau
picture
image
screen (displayed by a computer)
(motion picture) frame
field of view
huà
to draw
picture
painting
CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]
classifier for paintings etc
variant of 劃|划[hua4]
màn huà
caricature
cartoon
Japanese manga
huà pí
painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
qū huà
subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
bǎn huà
picture printed from a woodblock, stone, copper plate etc
print
huà lóng diǎn jīng
to 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
zì huà
the strokes of a character
calligraphy and painting
huà tú
to draw designs, maps etc
picture (e.g. of life in the city)
gōu huà
to sketch out
to delineate
huà bù
canvas (artist's painting surface)
bǐ huà
strokes of a Chinese character
guó huà
national painting
Chinese art
huà bào
pictorial (magazine)
CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],冊|册[ce4],期[qi1]
lián huán huà
lianhuanhua (graphic novel)
huà fú
painting
picture
dimension of a painting
jì huà
variant of 計劃|计划[ji4 hua4]
huà fǎ
painting technique
drawing method
bǐ huà shù
stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
màn huà jiā
cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)
qín qí shū huà
the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting)
the accomplishments of a well-educated person
xuān chuán huà
propaganda poster
advertising hoarding
shī huà
poetry and pictorial art
work of art combining pictures and poetry
huà tán
painting world
painting circles
huà shé tiān zú
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
to overdo it
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
to explain by waving one's hands
to criticize or give orders summarily
yán huà
rock painting
picture or writing carved on rocks
diǎn huà
strokes of a Chinese character
diāo liáng huà dòng
richly ornamented (building)
chóu huà
variant of 籌劃|筹划[chou2 hua4]
zhāo tiē huà
picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)
huà bǐng chōng jī
lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
to feed on illusions (idiom)
xíng zhèng qū huà
administrative subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
huà zhóu
character scroll
scroll painting
xiě yì huà
freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style
huà fǎ jǐ hé
descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)
yī yàng huà hú lu
lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
huà yā
to sign
to make one's mark
zhào māo huà hǔ
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 subject
uninspired imitation
bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
to gesticulate
to make lively gestures (while talking)
also written 比手劃腳|比手划脚
zhào hú lu huà piáo
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
fig. to copy slavishly
bò huà
variant of 擘劃|擘划[bo4 hua4]
cè huà
variant of 策劃|策划[ce4 hua4]
nián tǔ dòng huà
clay animation
Claymation
huà zhān
felt desk pad for calligraphy
huà hǔ lèi quǎn
drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition
dān sè huà
monochrome picture
black and white picture
shū huà zhān
felt desk pad for calligraphy
huà dí jiào zǐ
to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
mother's admirable dedication to her children's education
nián huà r
New Year (Spring Festival) picture
yàng huà r
children's game played with illustrated cards
pogs
menko (Japan)
huà dì zì xiàn
lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
huà wài yīn
voice-over
background narration
huà méi
to apply makeup to the eyebrows
(bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)
huà gǎo
rough sketch (of a painting)
(of an official) to approve a document by signing it
huà děng hào
to equate
to consider (two things) to be equivalent
Tái wān huà méi
(bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)
shī qíng huà yì
picturesque charm
idyllic appeal
poetic grace
guǐ huà fú
undecipherable handwriting
scribblings
(fig.) hypocritical talk
huà dì wéi yù
see 畫地為牢|画地为牢[hua4 di4 wei2 lao2]
huà dì wéi láo
lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài
the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
chūn huà
erotic print
pornographic picture
bǐ hua
variant of 比劃|比划[bi3 hua5]
yáng huà r
children's game played with illustrated cards
pogs
menko (Japan)
jiè huà
accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler (technique of Chinese art)
picture created using this technique
huà shí zì
to make the sign of the cross
to make a cross (on paper)
luàn huà
to doodle
graffito
doodle