具象 (jù xiàng) — concrete image; tangible form; (art) representational

Definition

The opposite of 抽象 (chōuxiàng 'abstract'): something shown in a recognizable, concrete, tangible form — used especially for representational art and for ideas expressed through visible, graspable images.

noun
concrete imagetangible form(art) representational

Examples

  • 具象
    Zhè fú huà shì jù xiàng yì shù, bú shì chōu xiàng yì shù.
    This painting is representational art, not abstract art.
  • 具象
    Zài zhé xué zhōng, jù xiàng hé chōu xiàng shì xiāng duì de gài niàn.
    In philosophy, the concrete and the abstract are relative concepts.
  • 具象
    Tā gèng xǐ huan jù xiàng de biǎo dá fāng shì, yīn wèi kàn de dǒng.
    He prefers a concrete way of expression because it's easier to understand.

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