Chinese Conversation · Level 70
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Chinese word
漫画
Pronunciation
Pinyinmàn huà
Meaning
- nouncomic
Example
这本漫画很好看。zhè běn màn huà hěn hǎo kàn
This comic is really good.
More examples
很多青少年喜欢看日本漫画。hěn duō qīng shào nián xǐ huān kàn rì běn màn huà
Many young people like reading Japanese comics.
Core concept
Drawn images arranged in panels or presented alone to convey a story, joke, or viewpoint.
Common phrases
喜欢看漫画xǐ huān kàn màn huà
like reading comics
日本漫画rì běn màn huà
Japanese comics
Similar words
动画dòng huà: A moving-image work in which drawings, sound, and voices present scenes and stories.
动漫dòng màn: A broad media category built around youth culture, characters, animated stories, and related works.
电影diàn yǐng: A screen work that uses filmed images and sound to present a story.
Definition in Chinese
用连格或单幅图画通过画面顺序或构图表达故事、笑点或观点的艺术形式和出版物，可指纸本或网络连载。yòng lián gé huò dān fú tú huà tōng guò huà miàn shùn xù huò gòu tú biǎo dá gù shì xiào diǎn huò guān diǎn de yì shù xíng shì hé chū bǎn wù kě zhǐ zhí běn huò wǎng luò lián zǎi
Word origin
The modern term entered Chinese from Japanese usage and combines 漫 (màn, "unrestrained") + 画 (huà, "picture"), linking the name to freely drawn visual expression.
Usage tips
- When the visual action matters most, Chinese commonly describes the activity with the verb meaning "look at" rather than the verb meaning "read," since pictures carry much of the content.
Other meanings
- cartoonnoun
- caricaturenoun
Related words
- 漫画杂志màn huà zá zhìcomic magazinenoun
- 漫画展màn huà zhǎncomic exhibitionnoun