浮雕 (fú diāo) — relief sculpture; relief (carving)

Definition

A carved or sculpted image that stands out from a flat surface (like stone or wood), rather than being fully three-dimensional like a statue. 浮 emphasizes the raised, projecting quality of the carving.

noun

relief sculpturerelief (carving)

Measure word · 幅

Examples

浮雕。
Zhè zuò fú diāo miáo huì le gǔ dài zhàn zhēng de chǎng jǐng.
This relief sculpture depicts scenes from ancient warfare.
浮雕。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ zhǎn chū le hěn duō jīng měi de fú diāo.
The museum displays many exquisite reliefs.
浮雕。
Tā shàn cháng zài shí tou shàng diāo kè fú diāo.
He is skilled at carving reliefs on stone.

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