Chinese–EnglishWith examples

画家

huà jiā · hua jia

Traditional 畫家

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. painter
Embed this word

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

In a conversation

0:20 cartoon

Portrait of Dengdeng

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，别(bié)动(dòng)，我(wǒ)是(shì)画家(huàjiā)，给(gěi)你(nǐ)画(huà)张(zhāng)像(xiàng)。

    Dengdeng, don't move, I am a painter and I will draw you a portrait.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，大(dà)画家(huàjiā)，请(qǐng)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    OK, great painter, please be quick.

  3. Liangliang

    画好了(huàhǎole)！你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)。

    Finished! Take a look.

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)？这位(zhèwèi)画家(huàjiā)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)画成了(huàchéngle)一只(yīzhǐ)青蛙(qīngwā)！

    This is me? This painter turned me into a frog!

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)画过(huàguò)青蛙(qīngwā)。

    I have only ever drawn frogs.

Tap a word for its meaning in this line. The characters’ voices are computer-generated.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)是(shì)个(gè)画(huà)家(jiā)，但(dàn)他(tā)不(bú)会(huì)画(huà)国(guó)画(huà)。

He is a painter, but he can't paint in the traditional Chinese style.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)位(wèi)画(huà)家(jiā)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)给(gěi)游(yóu)客(kè)画(huà)肖(xiào)像(xiàng)。

That painter draws portraits for tourists in the park.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

The characters

Explore individually
画
huà

to draw; to paint; picture; painting

家
jiā

home; family

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

More words starting with HExplore words in context