琴棋书画

qín-qí-shū-huà

the four arts of the Chinese scholar

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 琴棋書畫
Dictionary entry

(idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person

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琴
棋
书
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See it in sentences

她从小学习琴棋书画。

Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí qín-qí-shū-huà.

English

She has learned the four arts since childhood.

琴棋书画你都会吗？

Qín-qí-shū-huà nǐ dūhuì ma?

English

Can you do all the four arts?

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