Unit 4 Chinese Calligraphy 中国书法

书法

calligraphy (shūfǎ)

文房四宝

four treasures of study (wénfángsìbǎo)

毛笔

brush pen (máobǐ)

墨

Ink stick (mò)

砚台

ink stone (yàntái)

宣纸

rice paper (xuānzhǐ)

挂轴

hanging scroll (guàzhóu)

笔画

stroke(of a character) (bǐhuà)

格子纸

patterned paper (gézizhǐ)

草书

cursive writing (cǎoshū)

楷书

standard script of writing (kǎishū)

名家

master(in a branch of art) (míngjiā)

名作

masterpiece (míngzuò)

王羲之/王献之

an ancient calligrapher/the son of the ancient calligrapher (Wáng Xīzhī/Wáng Xiànzhī)

优秀

excellent (yōuxiù)

和......相通

connect to (hé...xiāngtōng)

艺术美

artistic beauty (yìshùměi)

视觉

vision (shìjué)

心灵

soul (xīnlíng)

审美能力

esthetic judgement (shěnměinénglì)

鉴赏能力

ability to appreciate art (jiànshǎngnénglì)

瑰宝

treasure (kuíbǎo)

是否

whether or not (shìfǒu)

触发

trigger (chùfā)

感受

feelings (gǎnshòu)

陶冶

mould one's character (táoyě)

人格

personalilty (réngé)

训练

training (xùnliàn)

刻苦

hardworking (kèkǔ)

专注

concentrate (zhuānzhù)

平心静气

calmly (píngxīnjìngqì)

耐心

patience (nǎixīn)

细致

careful (xìzhì)

养成

form(habit of) (yǎngchéng)

推广

advocate (tuīguǎng)

鼓励

encourage (gǔlì)

毛病

wrong-doing (máobìng)

传统文化

traditional culture (chuántǒngwénhuà)

性情

temperament (xìngqíng)

习惯

habit (xíguàn)

纠正

to correct, rectify (jiūzhèng)

培养

cultivate (péiyǎng)

自我控制能力

self-control ability (zìwǒ kòngzhì nénglì)

过程

process (guòchéng)

进行

proceed (jìnxíng)

辅导

to tutor, to guide (fǔdǎo)

趣味

fun (qùwèi)

基础

foundation (jīchǔ)

一丝不苟

meticulous (yìsībùgǒu)

持之以恒

persevere (chízhīyǐhéng)

不知不觉

unconsciously (bùzhībùjué)

发扬光大

develop and shine with greater brilliance (fāyángguāngdà)

书圣

sage of calligraphy (shūshèng)

被称为

be called; be praised for (bèichēngwèi)

达到

to attain, to achieve (dádào)

最高境界

the ultimate attainment of a skill (zuìgāojìngjiè)

归功于

to attribute to (guīgōngyú)

成功

success, to succeed (chénggōng)

专心一志

to concentrate on one goal (zhuānxīnyízhì)