艺术 (yì shù) — art

Definition

艺术 (yìshù) is 'art' as a broad field (modern art, exhibitions, studying art). It is wider than 美术 ('fine arts'/visual arts) and more abstract than 手艺 ('craft' as a trade skill).

noun
art

Examples

  • 艺术
    Wǒ duì xiàn dài yì shù hěn gǎn xìng qù.
    I am very interested in modern art.
  • Xià zhōu mò yǒu yí gè yì shù zhǎn lǎn, wǒ men qù kàn ba.
    There's an art exhibition next weekend, let's go see it.
  • 艺术
    Tā xué le sān nián yì shù, huà dé hěn piào liang.
    He studied art for three years and paints beautifully.

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