Definition
美术 (měi shù) refers specifically to the fine arts or visual arts (painting, sculpture, drawing) as a field or academic discipline. It is narrower than 艺术 (yì shù), which covers all forms of art (music, dance, literature). A 画 (huà) is a single painting or picture, while 美术 is the entire category of visual arts.
noun
fine artsart
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Examples
- 美术。Wǒ hěn xǐhuan xuéxí měi shù.I really like studying fine arts.
- 美术，？Míngtiān yǒu yí gè měi shù zhǎnlǎn, nǐ xiǎng qù ma?There's an art exhibition tomorrow. Do you want to go?
- 美术。Zhè fú měi shù zuòpǐn huòdé le dì yī míng.This piece of artwork won first place.
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