Calligraphy
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ID: 0158
Intermediate
At ChinesePod, we expect a lot from our listeners: well kept, an invite over for cake every now and then, and personal growth--so, even though you just now figured out the brush strokes for “yi”, we’re quite certain a lesson in calligraphy will be just what you need? In this podcast, learn to discuss the art of Chinese calligraphy in Mandarin Chinese. How apropos.
Jenny, Aggie, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 欣赏 | xīnshǎng | to appreciate | |
| 享受 | xiǎngshòu | to enjoy | |
| 流畅 | liúchàng | flowing(of speech, writing) | |
| 别扭 | bièniu | awkward |
老师您看一下我这次写的字吧
lǎoshī 老师nín 您kàn 看yīxià 一下wǒ 我zhècì 这次xiě 写de 的zì 字ba 吧
Teacher, please take a look at the characters I wrote this time.
嗯看得出你很用心你的字一直都在进步
én 嗯kàn 看得出nǐ 你hěn 很yòngxīn 用心nǐ de 你的zì 字yīzhí 一直dōu 都zài 在jìnbù 进步
Um, I can see you’ve put in a lot of effort. Your writing is continuously improving.
谢谢您推荐的字帖我都买了欣赏这些书法家的字真是一种享受
xièxie 谢谢nín 您tuījiàn 推荐de 的zìtiě 字帖wǒ 我dōu 都mǎi le 买了xīnshǎng 欣赏zhèxie 这些shūfǎjiā 书法家de 的zì 字zhēnshì 真是yīzhǒng 一种xiǎngshòu 享受
Thank you. I’ve bought all the script books you recommended. It’s a joy to appreciate the writing of these great masters of calligraphy.
的确是我觉得你现在总的来说已经有书法的感觉了字写得很端正很秀气但是还不够流畅你对字的结构掌握也需要进步
díquè 的确shì 是wǒ 我juéde 觉得nǐ 你xiànzài 现在zǒngdeláishuō 总的来说yǐjīng 已经yǒu 有shūfǎ 书法de 的gǎnjué 感觉le 了zì 字xiě 写de 得hěn 很duānzhèng 端正hěn 很xiùqì 秀气dànshì 但是hái 还bùgòu 不够liúchàng 流畅nǐ 你duì 对zì 字de 的jiégòu 结构zhǎngwò 掌握yě 也xūyào 需要jìnbù 进步
Yes indeed. I feel that you now have a general grasp of calligraphy. Your writing is neat and elegant, but still lack of the flowing quality. Your handling and composition of characters also needs improvement.
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