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琴棋书画 (qín qí shū huà): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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琴棋书画 (qín qí shū huà): Traditional arts : qin (a stringed instrument) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

琴棋书画 consists of 4 characters.

a stringed musical instrument, such as a zither or guqin

chess or any board game

to draw; paint (pictures)

How to Use 琴棋书画 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 琴棋书画 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

shàn擅

cháng长

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà画

neutral

skilled in the four arts

jīng精

tōng通

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà画

Noun + Modifierwith修养

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà画

de的

xiū修

yǎng养

Subject + Verbwith样样精通

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà画

yàng样

yàng样

jīng精

Example Sentences with 琴棋书画

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà

formal

proficient in the four arts

formal

Written

cultivation in the four arts

tōng

通

formal

master all four arts

画

。

He likes music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

tā她

bù不

jǐn仅

jīng精

tōng通

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà画

，

hái还

shàn擅

cháng长

shī诗

cí词

gē歌

fù赋

。

She is not only proficient in the four arts (qin, chess, calligraphy, painting), but also skilled in poetry and song.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

duì对

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà画

zhè这

lèi类

chuán传

tǒng统

yì艺

shù术

háo毫

wú无

xìng兴

qù趣

ma吗

？

Are you really not interested at all in traditional arts like the four arts (qin, chess, calligraphy, painting)?

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zài在

zhōng中

guó国

chuán传

tǒng统

wén文

huà化

zhōng中

，

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà画

shì是

zhòng重

yào要

de的

yì艺

shù术

xíng形

shì式

。

In traditional Chinese culture, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting are important art forms.

tā他

shēng声

chēng称

zì自

jǐ己

ài爱

hào好

guǎng广

fàn泛

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

dǎ打

suàn算

qù去

cān参

guān观

yí

zhè这

wèi位

lǎo老

xiān先

shēng生

jīng精

tōng通

qín琴

qí棋

xué学

xí习

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà画

bù不

jǐn仅

néng能

，

què却

duì对

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà画

yí一

qiào窍

bù不

tōng通

。

He claims to have a wide range of hobbies, but knows nothing about the four arts (qin, chess, calligraphy, painting).

一

gè个

guān关

yú于

qín琴

qí棋

shū书

huà画

de的

zhǎn展

lǎn览

。

We plan to visit an exhibition about the four arts (qin, chess, calligraphy, painting) this weekend.

shū书

huà画

，

shēn深

shòu受

dà大

jiā家

zūn尊

jìng敬

。

This old gentleman is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and is highly respected by everyone.

táo陶

yě冶

qíng情

cāo操

，

hái还

néng能

tí提

shēng升

wén文

huà化

sù素

yǎng养

。

Learning the four arts (qin, chess, calligraphy, painting) can not only cultivate one's character but also enhance cultural literacy.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 琴棋书画.

Words with 琴

弹钢琴tán gāng qínHSK 4
琴瑟qín sè
钢琴gāng qín
小提琴xiǎo tí qín
对牛弹琴duì niú tán qín

Words with 棋

下棋xià qí
围棋wéi qí
棋子qí zǐ
象棋xiàng qí
举棋不定jǔ qí bù dìng

Words with 书

图书馆tú shū guǎnHSK 3
书写shū xiě
书包shū bāo
书店shū diàn
书房shū fáng
书斋shū zhāi
书架shū jià
书柜shū guì

Words with 画

书画shū huà
刻画kè huà
动画dòng huà
勾画gōu huà
国画guó huà
图画tú huà
壁画bì huà
年画nián huà