Chinese word

油画

Pronunciation

Pinyinyóu huà

Meaning

  • nounoil painting

Example

这幅油画是谁画的？zhè fú yóu huà shì shuí huà de

Who painted this oil painting?

Illustration for 油画 (oil painting)

More examples

他收藏了一幅著名的油画。tā shōu cáng le yì fú zhù míng de yóu huà

He has a famous oil painting in his collection.

Core concept

A rich-colored picture and its oil-based medium, built up slowly in layers so light and detail can be adjusted.

Common phrases

  • 一幅油画yì fú yóu huà

    an oil painting

  • 欣赏油画xīn shǎng yóu huà

    appreciate oil paintings

  • 收藏油画shōu cáng yóu huà

    collect oil paintings

Similar words

水彩画shuí cǎi huà: A painting made with water-thinned colors in light, transparent washes.
国画guó huà: A traditional Chinese painting made with brush and ink on paper or silk.
素描sù miáo: A quick line drawing used to practice capturing shape and shading.

Definition in Chinese

用油性颜料在画布或木板等基底上分层作画的一种绘画形式，便于表现饱满的色彩和细腻的光影，干燥较慢且易于修饰。yòng yóu xìng yán liào zài huà bù huò mù bǎn děng jī dǐ shàng fēn céng zuò huà de yì zhǒng huì huà xíng shì biàn yú biǎo xiàn báo mǎn de sè cǎi hé xì nì de guāng yǐng gān zào jiào màn qiě yì yú xiū shì

Word origin

油画 (yóuhuà, "oil painting") combines 油 (yóu, "oil") with 画 (huà, "picture or painting"), naming a picture made with oil-based color and the medium itself.

Usage tips

  • 油画 (yóuhuà, "oil painting") can cover both an artwork and the material in Chinese, while English usually separates "oil painting" from "oil paint"; context supplies the reading.

Other meanings

  • oil paintnoun

Opposites

  • 水彩画shuí cǎi huàwatercolor paintingnoun
  • 水墨画shuǐ mò huàChinese ink paintingnoun

Related words

  • 油画家yóu huà jiāoil painternoun
  • 油画展yóu huà zhǎnoil painting exhibitionnoun

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