漫画 (màn huà) — manga (Japanese-style comic books or graphic novels); cartoon, comic strip, or caricature (general sense)

Definition

漫画 is the printed/hand-drawn comic — manga books, strips, or caricatures. It contrasts with 动画 (animated film) and 卡通 (a more casual, generic 'cartoon'); 动漫 is the umbrella term covering both.

noun
manga (Japanese-style comic books or graphic novels)cartooncomic stripor caricature (general sense)
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Examples

  • 漫画
    màn huà Zài nián qīng rén zhōng jiān fēi cháng shòu huān yíng.
    Manga is very popular among young people.
  • 漫画
    Zhè wèi huà jiā shàn cháng huà zhèng zhì màn huà.
    This artist is good at drawing political cartoons.
  • 漫画
    Wǒ měi tiān zuò dì tiě de shí hou dōu huì kàn jǐ yè màn huà.
    Every day when I ride the subway, I read a few pages of manga.

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