油画 (yóu huà) — oil painting
Definition
A painting made with oil paints. The first character 油 means 'oil' (the medium), so 油画 = 'oil painting' — distinct from 油漆, which is paint/lacquer you apply to walls.
noun
oil painting
Measure word · 幅
Examples
- 油画。Tā zhèng zài huà yì fú yóu huà.She is painting an oil painting.
- 油画。Wǒ xǐ huan zài qiáng shàng guà yóu huà.I like to hang oil paintings on the wall.
- 油画。Tā huā le hěn duō shí jiān huà zhè fú yóu huà.He spent a lot of time painting this oil painting.
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