Word information
Simplified琴棋书画
Traditional琴棋書畫
Pinyinqín-qí-shū-huà
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
琴棋书画
qín-qí-shū-huà · (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
Character breakdown
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Words with the same characters
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读书dúshū
to read a book; to study; to attend school
书shūabbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]; book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write
书店shūdiànbookstore; CL:家[jia1]
画huàto draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]); to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
书包shūbāoschoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
电子书diànzǐshūelectronic book; e-book; e-book reader