to 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])
trad. 畫
Also written 畫【huà】
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画面huà miàn
Commonscene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
画画huà huà
to draw; to paint
画家huà jiā
painter; CL:個|个[ge4]
画廊huà láng
art gallery; decorated corridor
画像huà xiàng
portrait; to do a portrait of sb
画作huà zuò
painting; picture
画展huà zhǎn
art exhibition
画布huà bù
canvas (artist's painting surface)
画笔huà bǐ
painting brush
画室huà shì
artist's studio; atelier
画外音huà wài yīn
voice-over; background narration
画儿huà r
picture; drawing; painting
画册huà cè
picture album
画刷huà shuā
paintbrush
画卷huà juàn
picture scroll; (fig.) panorama; vivid tableau
画图huà tú
to draw designs, maps etc; picture (e.g. of life in the city)
画圆huà yuán
to draw a circle
画坛huà tán
painting world; painting circles
画师huà shī
(art) painter
画幅huà fú
painting; picture; dimension of a painting
画报huà bào
illustrated magazine; CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],冊|册[ce4],期[qi1]
画押huà yā
to sign; to make one's mark
画架huà jià
easel
画框huà kuàng
picture frame
画毡huà zhān
felt desk pad for calligraphy
画法huà fǎ
painting technique; drawing method
画皮huà pí
painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
画眉huà méi
to apply makeup to the eyebrows; (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)
画稿huà gǎo
rough sketch (of a painting); (of an official) to approve a document by signing it
画舫huà fǎng
decorated pleasure boat
画质huà zhì
image quality; resolution; definition
画轴huà zhóu
character scroll; scroll painting
画风huà fēng
painting style
画饼huà bǐng
(fig.) to make empty or unrealistic promises; to engage in unrealistic planning
画十字huà shí zì
to make the sign of the cross; to make a cross (on paper)
画等号huà děng hào
to equate; to consider (two things) to be equivalent
画龙点睛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
画地为牢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
画地为狱huà dì wéi yù
see 畫地為牢|画地为牢[hua4 di4 wei2 lao2]
画地自限huà dì zì xiàn
lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom); fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
画法几何huà fǎ jǐ hé
descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)
画荻教子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
画虎类犬huà hǔ lèi quǎn
to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom); to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
画蛇添足huà shé tiān zú
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
画饼充饥huà bǐng chōng jī
lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake; to feed on illusions (idiom)
画虎不成反类犬huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn
to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom); to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it