插图 (chā tú) — illustration
Definition
An illustration is a picture added to a book to explain or decorate the text. Unlike 图画 (a general drawing or picture) and 图表 (a chart or diagram for data), 插图 specifically appears inside a publication alongside written content.
noun
illustration
Measure word · 幅
Examples
- 插图。Zhè běn jiào cái de chā tú fēi cháng jīng měi.The illustrations in this textbook are very exquisite.
- 插图。Huà jiā wèi tóng huà gù shi huà le jǐ fú chā tú.The painter drew several illustrations for the fairy tale.
- 插图。Méi yǒu chā tú de kē pǔ shū duì dú zhě xī yǐn lì bú dà.Popular science books without illustrations are not very attractive to readers.
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