Lesson 2 Flashcards
文房四宝 wén fáng sì bǎo
the four treasures of Chinese calligraphy
毛笔 máo bǐ
Chinese calligraphy brush
墨 mò
ink stick
砚 yàn
ink stone
笔杆 bǐ gān
the shaft of a calligraphy brush
柔软 róu ruǎn
soft
羊毫 yáng háo
a calligraphy brush made of goat’s hair
狼毛 láng máo
wolf’s hair
图案 tú’àn
pattern, design
形状 xíng zhuàng
shape
磨墨 mó mò
to grind the ink
凹 āo
low-lying area
特殊 tè shū
special
墨汁 mò zhī
ink; prepared Chinese ink
宝贝 bǎo bèi
treasure
练习 liàn xí
practice
书法 shū fǎ
calligraphy
演变 yǎn biàn
evolutionary
体态 tǐ tài
posture
甲骨文 jiǎ gǔ wén
oracle
金文 jīn wén
inscription
篆书 zhuàn shū
seal
隶书 lì shū
clerical
楷书 kǎi shū
regular script
符合 fú hé
fit
繁 fán
complex
繁多 fán duō
complex and numerous
简 jiǎn
simple
简便 jiǎn biàn
simple and convenient
(不)规范 (bù) guī fàn
(ir)regular
规律 guī lǜ
law
龟骨 guī gǔ
tortoise bones
兽骨 shòu gǔ
animal bones
幅 fú
a measure word used before pictures
比较 bǐ jiào
compare
成熟 chéng shú
mature
铸刻 zhù kè
to cast; to engrave
青铜器 qīng tóng qì
bronze
铭文 míng wén
inscription
钟鼎文 zhōng dǐng wén
inscriptions on ancient bronze
内容 nèi róng
content
歌颂 gē sòng
to sing in praise of; to eulogize
君王 jūn wáng
monarch
功绩 gōng jì
feat
相比 xiāng bǐ
to compare with
比较 bǐ jiào
comparatively
比喻 bǐ yù
to use metaphor
均匀 jūn yún
even
特点 tè diǎn
feature; characteristic
划分 huà fēn
to divide
诸侯国 zhū hóu guó
vassal state
密码 mì mǎ
secret code
破译 pò yì
decipher
采纳 cǎi nà
to adopt
丞相 chéng xiàng
prime minister
奠定 diàn dìng
to establish
方块形 fāng kuài xíng
square
基础 jī chǔ
foundation
监狱 jiān yù
prison; jail
顶峰 dǐng fēng
peak
宽扁 kuān biǎn
wide flat
竖画 shù huà
vertical stroke
短 duǎn
short
线条 xiàn tiáo
line
结构 jié gòu
structure
标准 biāo zhǔn
standardized
连绵 lián mián
continuous; unbroken
章草 zhāng cǎo
zhangcao
狂草 kuáng cǎo
kuangcao
辨认 biàn rèn
to identify
艺术 yì shù
art
欣赏 xīn shǎng
to appreciate
价值 jià zhí
value
魏 Wèi
Wei Dynasty
晋 Jìn
Jin Dynasty
介于 jiè yú
between
弥补 mí bǔ
make up
不足 bù zú
inadequacy
跟随 gēn suí
to follow
姨娘 yí niáng
aunt
卫夫人 Wèi fū rén
Lady Wei
废寝忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí
to work day and night, almost without eating or sleeping
堆积如山 duī jī rú shān
to pile up like a mountain
竟 jìng
actually
浙江 Zhè jiāng
Zhejiang province
绍兴 Shào xīng
Shaoxing
成语 chéng yǔ
idiom
一块匾 yí kuài biǎn
a plaque
木板 mù bǎn
plank
雕刻 diāo kè
to carve
惊讶 jīng yà
surprised
字迹 zì jì
writing
墨渍 mò zì
ink stains
渗入 shèn rù
to penetrate
强劲 qiáng jìng
powerful, forceful
分析 fēn xī
to analyze/analysis
前辈 qián bèi
senior
融合 róng hé
to fuse, to integrate / fusion, integration
造诣 zào yì
attainment
誉为 yù wèi
to be honored as
书圣 shū shèng
a great calligraphy master; saint