油画

yóu huà

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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ink and wash painting

a traditional Chinese ink wash painting, contrasting with oil painting in medium

watercolor

watercolor painting, another painting type often compared with oil painting

sketch

sketch or drawing, often used as a foundational study for paintings

The measure word for 油画 is 幅 (fú) when referring to a complete painting, not 张 (zhāng) which is for flat objects like paper.

油画 is the standard term for oil painting in both formal and informal contexts; no special register variant.

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这幅油画很漂亮。

This oil painting is very beautiful.

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oil

to draw