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画像

huà xiàng · hua xiang

Traditional 畫像

Meaning

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  1. portrait
  2. to do a portrait of sb
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The portrait

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有人(yǒurén)画像(huàxiàng)，我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)画(huà)一张(yīzhāng)吧(ba)。

    Someone draws portraits in the park. Let's get one too.

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)！画像(huàxiàng)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    Sure! How much is a portrait?

  3. Liangliang

    一张(yīzhāng)三十块(sānshíkuài)，画(huà)得(de)很(hěn)像(xiàng)。

    Thirty yuan each, and they look very lifelike.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)要(yào)画(huà)一张(yīzhāng)，看看(kànkan)我(wǒ)像不像(xiàngbùxiàng)。

    Then I want one, to see if it looks like me.

  5. Liangliang

    画好(huàhǎo)了(le)！你看(nǐkàn)，这张(zhèzhāng)画像(huàxiàng)多(duō)帅(shuài)。

    Done! Look, this portrait is so handsome.

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？画家(huàjiā)给(gěi)我(wǒ)画(huà)了(le)一顶(yīdǐng)帽子(màozi)，我(wǒ)没(méi)戴(dài)帽子(màozi)啊(a)！

    Is this me? The artist drew me a hat, but I'm not wearing a hat!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

墙(qiáng)上(shàng)挂(guà)着(zhe)一(yì)幅(fú)祖(zǔ)母(mǔ)年(nián)轻(qīng)时(shí)的(de)画(huà)像(xiàng)。

A portrait of my grandmother when she was young hangs on the wall.

02

画(huà)家(jiā)花(huā)了(le)三(sān)天(tiān)为(wèi)这(zhè)位(wèi)老(lǎo)人(rén)画(huà)像(xiàng)。

The painter spent three days doing a portrait of this old man.

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