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painter
animation
traditional Chinese painting
scene
drawing
to draw
caricature
painting and calligraphy
mural
picture album
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes
lit. draw legs on a snake
Notice where 画 sits in each complete thought.
He's a painter, but he doesn't do traditional Chinese painting.
Source: Tatoeba #1490534 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe's got a good eye for paintings.
Source: Tatoeba #8621094 · CC BY 2.0 FRMany people study Japanese so they can read manga.
Source: Tatoeba #578538 · CC BY 2.0 FRPicasso is a famous artist.
Source: Tatoeba #488150 · CC BY 2.0 FRHis hobby is painting pictures of flowers.
Source: Tatoeba #718401 · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't let yourself be bossed around by her.
Source: Tatoeba #8558119 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.