Meaning of 艺术
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- art
How to use 艺术
艺术 is a common noun for art in general, including music, painting, theater and film. It also works like an adjective before 家 or 品, as in 艺术家 (yìshùjiā, artist) and 艺术品 (yìshùpǐn, work of art). Example: 我对中国艺术很感兴趣。(Wǒ duì Zhōngguó yìshù hěn gǎn xìngqù.) I am very interested in Chinese art.
艺 (yì) means skill or art, and 术 (shù) means method or technique, as in 技术 (jìshù) and 武术 (wǔshù). Put them together and art is the skill and method of creating something beautiful.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 艺术 (yìshù, art) and 技术 (jìshù, technology or technique) because they share 术 and sound similar. Also note that 术 is shù, not zhú, and do not confuse it with 木 (mù): 术 has an extra dot at the upper right.
艺术 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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艺 yì · art · 4 strokes
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术 shù · skill · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 艺术.
| 技术 | jìshù | technology; technique; skill |
| 武术 | wǔshù | military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claim |
| 美术 | měishù | art; fine arts |
| 手术 | shǒushù | (surgical) operation; surgery |
| 学术 | xuéshù | learning; science |
| 工艺 | gōngyì | arts and crafts; industrial arts |
| 文艺 | wényì | literature and art |
| 工艺品 | gōngyìpǐn | handicraft article; handiwork |
| 战术 | zhànshù | tactics |
| 艺人 | yìrén | entertainer; performing artist; artisan; craftsman |
| 文艺界 | wényìjiè | |
| 魔术 | móshù | magic |
Questions about 艺术
What does 艺术 mean?
艺术 (yìshù) means "art" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 艺术?
艺术 is made of 2 characters: 艺 (4 strokes), 术 (5 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 艺术 an HSK word?
Yes. 艺术 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 艺术 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 艺术 is written 藝術.
What is the difference between 艺术 and 美术?
艺术 (yìshù) covers all kinds of art, such as music, dance, film and painting. 美术 (měishù) usually means visual or fine arts, like painting and sculpture, and is the word for art class at school.
Can 艺术 be used to describe a skillful way of doing something?
Yes. Chinese uses 艺术 for skill in non-artistic areas too, for example 说话的艺术 (shuōhuà de yìshù), the art of speaking. It works much like the English phrase the art of.