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艺术家

yì shù jiā · yi shu jia

Traditional 藝術家

Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi, 名 míng

Meaning

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  1. artist
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The artist next door

  1. Liangliang

    隔壁(gébì)新(xīn)搬来(bānlái)一位(yīwèi)艺术家(yìshùjiā)，他(tā)每天(měitiān)在(zài)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)画画(huàhuà)。

    A new artist moved in next door. He paints on the wall every day.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)画(huà)什么(shénme)？

    What does he paint?

  3. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)画(huà)了(le)一棵(yīkē)大树(dàshù)，昨天(zuótiān)画(huà)了(le)一条(yītiáo)鱼(yú)。

    Today a big tree, yesterday a fish.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)艺术家(yìshùjiā)，艺术家(yìshùjiā)不用(bùyòng)上班(shàngbān)吧(ba)？

    I want to be an artist too. Artists do not have to go to work, right?

  5. Liangliang

    艺术家(yìshùjiā)也(yě)要(yào)上班(shàngbān)，他(tā)每天(měitiān)从(cóng)早(zǎo)画(huà)到(dào)晚(wǎn)。

    Artists work too. He paints from morning to night every day.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)当(dāng)个(gè)看(kàn)艺术家(yìshùjiā)画画(huàhuà)的(de)人(rén)吧(ba)。

    Then I would rather be someone who watches artists paint.

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01

不(bú)是(shì)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)都(dōu)能(néng)当(dāng)艺(yì)术(shù)家(jiā)的(de)。

Not everybody can be an artist.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)位(wèi)艺(yì)术(shù)家(jiā)在(zài)工(gōng)作(zuò)室(shì)里(lǐ)安(ān)静(jìng)地(de)画(huà)了(le)一(yì)整(zhěng)天(tiān)。

This artist painted quietly in the studio all day.

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