艺术

shù

Traditional: 藝術

#1902 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

art, the arts

Word origin

A compound of 艺 (yì, skill, craft) and 术 (shù, technique, method), combining the ideas of cultivated skill and technical method into the modern sense of art.

Origin
compound
Root
艺 (yì, skill) + 术 (shù, technique)

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Examples

She has loved art since she was a child.

zuòfēng

This city has a rich artistic culture.

huì

Painting is an ancient art.

He plans to go and study art.

This work is full of artistic feeling.

艺术 (yì shù) means art or the arts in general. It covers painting, music, theatre, and other creative disciplines, and can also describe something done with great skill.

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