Traditional Chinese arts: HSK 6 传统艺术：HSK 六级

奶奶会唱很多民间小调。

Nǎinai huì chàng hěn duō mínjiān xiǎodiào.

Grandma can sing many folk tunes.

民间运动表达了民间的不满。

Mínjiān yùndòng biǎodále mínjiān de bùmǎn.

Popular movements express popular displeasure.

周末公园里有人在演奏民乐。

Zhōumò gōngyuán lǐ yǒurén zài yǎnzòu mínyuè.

On the weekend, some people are playing traditional Chinese music in the park.

这场民乐演出的票已经卖完了。

Zhè chǎng mínyuè yǎnchū de piào yǐjīng màiwánle.

The tickets for this traditional Chinese music performance are sold out.

她周末在学手工艺。

Tā zhōumò zài xué shǒugōngyì.

She is learning arts and crafts on weekends.

爷爷年轻时学过一门手工艺。

Yéye niánqīng shí xué guò yìmén shǒugōngyì.

When my grandfather was young, he learned a handicraft.

窗上贴着红色的剪纸。

Chuāng shàng tiēzhe hóngsè de jiǎnzhǐ.

There is a red paper-cut pasted on the window.

过年时，我们喜欢贴剪纸。

Guònián shí, wǒmen xǐhuan tiē jiǎnzhǐ.

At New Year, we like to put up paper-cuts.

年轻人现在很少看戏曲了。

Niánqīngrén xiànzài hěn shǎo kàn xìqǔ le.

Young people rarely watch Chinese opera these days.

我奶奶每天晚上都听戏曲。

Wǒ nǎinai měitiān wǎnshang dōu tīng xìqǔ.

My grandmother listens to Chinese opera every evening.

你听得懂这段相声吗？

Nǐ tīngdedǒng zhè duàn xiàngsheng ma?

Can you understand this comic dialogue?

周末我爸爸带我去剧场听相声。

Zhōumò wǒ bàba dài wǒ qù jùchǎng tīng xiàngsheng.

On the weekend my dad took me to the theater to listen to crosstalk.

你平时喜欢听民歌吗？

Nǐ píngshí xǐhuan tīng míngē ma?

Do you usually like listening to folk songs?

学校请了老人来教孩子们唱民歌。

Xuéxiào qǐngle lǎorén lái jiào háizimen chàng míngē.

The school invited an elderly man to teach the children to sing folk songs.

你手里还有梅花吗？

Nǐ shǒulǐ háiyǒu méihuā ma?

Do you still have any clubs in your hand?

公园里的梅花开了，真香。

Gōngyuán lǐ de méihuā kāile, zhēn xiāng.

The plum blossoms in the park are out, and they smell wonderful!

阳台上的兰花开了。

Yángtái shàng de lánhuā kāile.

The orchid on the balcony has bloomed.

这盆兰花需要多少水？

Zhè pén lánhuā xūyào duōshǎo shuǐ?

How much water does this orchid need?

奶奶喜欢用菊花泡茶。

Nǎinai xǐhuan yòng júhuā pàochá.

Grandma likes to make tea with chrysanthemums.

花店里的菊花很新鲜。

Huādiàn lǐ de júhuā hěn xīnxiān.

The chrysanthemums in the flower shop are very fresh.

你看过这幅国画名作吗？

Nǐ kànguo zhè fú guóhuà míngzuò ma?

Have you seen this famous work of traditional Chinese painting?

这幅画是他的早期名作。

Zhè fú huà shì tā de zǎoqī míngzuò.

This painting is one of his famous early works.

你的领带松了。

Nǐ de lǐngdài sōngle.

Your tie has come undone.

她松了一口气。

Tā sōngle yìkǒuqì.

She gave out a sigh of relief.

墙上挂着一幅精美的画。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe yìfú jīngměi de huà.

An exquisite painting hangs on the wall.

博物馆里有很多精美的瓷器。

Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō jīngměi de cíqì.

The museum has many exquisite porcelain pieces.

瓷器很容易碎，请轻轻放。

Cíqì hěn róngyì suì, qǐng qīngqīng fàng.

Chinaware breaks easily, so please set it down gently.

这套瓷器是我奶奶留下来的。

Zhè tào cíqì shì wǒ nǎinai liúxià lái de.

This set of chinaware was left to me by my grandmother.

元宵节你想不想去看灯笼？

Yuánxiāojié nǐ xiǎng bùxiǎng qù kàn dēnglóng?

Do you want to go see the lanterns on the Lantern Festival?

门口挂着两个大红的灯笼。

Ménkǒu guàzhe liǎng gè dàhóng de dēnglóng.

Two bright red lanterns hang by the door.

这是代代传承的老习惯。

Zhè shì dàidài chuánchéng de lǎo xíguàn.

This is an old habit passed down through generations.

这门技术需要有人传承。

Zhè mén jìshù xūyào yǒurén chuánchéng.

This skill needs someone to carry it on.

他是一位著名的书法大师。

Tā shì yí wèi zhùmíng de shūfǎ dàshī.

He is a famous master of calligraphy.

那位象棋大师教了我很多。

Nà wèi xiàngqí dàshī jiāole wǒ hěn duō.

That chess master taught me a lot.

她没有审美感。

Tā méiyǒu shěnměi gǎn.

She has no sense of beauty.

这门课讲的是审美和艺术。

Zhè mén kèjiǎng de shì shěnměi hé yìshù.

This course is about esthetics and art.

她用绘画来装饰墙。

Tā yòng huìhuà lái zhuāngshì qiáng.

She decorated the wall with pictures.

你要去法国学习绘画。

Nǐ yào qù Fǎguó xuéxí huìhuà.

You're going to France to study painting.

你周末想去看书画展览吗？

Nǐ zhōumò xiǎng qù kàn shūhuà zhǎnlǎn ma?

Do you want to go to the painting and calligraphy exhibition this weekend?

墙上挂着几幅很有名的书画。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe jǐ fú hěn yǒumíng de shūhuà.

A few famous works of painting and calligraphy hang on the wall.

你能教我怎么画写意画吗？

Nǐ néng jiāo wǒ zěnme huà xiěyìhuà ma?

Can you teach me how to do freehand brush painting?

写意画不求像，重在表达心情。

Xiěyìhuà bù qiú xiàng, zhòng zài biǎodá xīnqíng.

Freehand brush painting doesn't aim at realism but at expressing a mood.