Traditional Chinese arts: HSK 5 传统艺术：HSK 五级

你擅长书法吗？

Nǐ shàncháng shūfǎ ma?

Are you good at calligraphy?

你的书法进步了很多！

Nǐ de shūfǎ jìnbù le hěn duō!

Your penmanship has improved a lot!

你想跟老师学国画吗？

Nǐ xiǎng gēn lǎoshī xué guóhuà ma?

Do you want to learn traditional Chinese painting from the teacher?

他是个画家，但他不会画国画。

Tā shì gè huàjiā, dàn tā búhuì huà guóhuà.

He is a painter, but he can't paint in the traditional Chinese style.

中华传统节日有很多。

Zhōnghuá chuántǒng jiérì yǒu hěn duō.

There are many traditional Chinese festivals.

京剧有着悠久的传统。

Jīngjù yǒuzhe yōujiǔ de chuántǒng.

Peking opera has a long tradition.

这把刀是手工锻造的。

Zhè bǎ dāo shì shǒugōng duànzào de.

This knife was forged by hand.

孩子周末喜欢在家做手工。

Háizi zhōumò xǐhuan zàijiā zuò shǒugōng.

The kids like doing crafts at home on weekends.

不是你的风格。

Bú shì nǐ de fēnggé.

It's not your style.

她说话有自己的风格。

Tā shuōhuà yǒu zìjǐ de fēnggé.

She had an individual style of speaking.

我欣赏好音乐。

Wǒ xīnshǎng hǎo yīnyuè.

I appreciate good music.

你最欣赏她哪种品质？

Nǐ zuì xīnshǎng tā nǎ zhǒng pǐnzhì?

Which of her qualities do you admire most?

武术就是人们常说的功夫。

Wǔshù jiùshì rénmen cháng shuō de gōngfu.

Wushu is what people often call kung fu.

我爷爷每天早上在公园练武术。

Wǒ yéye měitiān zǎoshang zài gōngyuán liàn wǔshù.

My grandfather practices martial arts in the park every morning.

花园里有竹子在生长。

Huāyuán lǐ yǒu zhúzi zài shēngzhǎng.

There's bamboo growing in the garden.

院子里种着几棵竹子。

Yuànzi lǐ zhǒng zhe jǐ kē zhúzi.

A few bamboo plants are growing in the yard.

新工艺让手机更便宜了。

Xīn gōngyì ràng shǒujī gèng piányile.

The new manufacturing process has made phones cheaper.

这里的传统工艺很有名。

Zhèlǐ de chuántǒng gōngyì hěn yǒumíng.

The traditional crafts here are very famous.

富士山是日本的象征。

Fùshì Shān shì Rìběn de xiàngzhēng.

Mt. Fuji is a symbol of Japan.

红色在这里象征着好运。

Hóngsè zài zhèlǐ xiàngzhēngzhe hǎoyùn.

Here, the color red symbolizes good luck.

他哥哥在大学学美术。

Tā gēge zài dàxué xué měishù.

His older brother studies fine arts at university.

我女儿对美术很有兴趣。

Wǒ nǚ'ér duì měishù hěn yǒu xìngqù.

My daughter is very interested in art.

毛笔用完要洗干净。

Máobǐ yòng wán yào xǐ gānjìng.

You should wash the brush clean after using it.

爷爷喜欢用毛笔写字。

Yéye xǐhuan yòng máobǐ xiězì.

Grandpa likes writing with a brush.