Vocab 1
Meaning of 霜
What is frost?
Meaning of 月亮
What is bright moon?
The meaning of 举头望明月
What is to raise head and gaze at the bright moon?
What does 仙药 (xiānyào) mean?
the elixir potion
What are the most common subjects for traditional Chinese paintings?
Mountains, landscapes, flowers, birds, fish, and insects (Nature)。
Meaning of 低头
What is to lower one’s head?
Meaning of 看法
What is a point of view?
The meaning of 月光 (yue guang)
What is moonlight?
What does 传说 (chuan2 shuo1 ) mean?
a legend
What is the main difference between what is used to create Chinese paintings versus Western paintings?
Ink instead of oil.
Meaning of 故乡
What is hometown?
Meaning of 故事
What is a Story?
Meaning of "思故乡"
What is "think about home?"
What does the statement, 你对中秋节有何看法？，mean?
What do you think of the Mid-Autumn Festival?
What is the color scheme of traditional Chinese paintings?
Pale colors, focusing on white and green.
Meaning of 安静
What is quiet?
Meaning of 习俗
What is a Custom?
Meaning of 唐代 (tang dai) and relationship to Li Bai
What is "Tang Dynasty" and poetic Tang era?
What does this statement mean, 你相信xaing1 xin4(believe)长生不老吗?
longevityeternal life elixir)?
What is the coloring style of Western oil paintings?
Bright, varied colors.
Meaning of 传统
What is tradition?
What is 神话
What is a Myth?
The four lines of Li Bai's Thoughts on a Quiet Night
床前明月光，
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，
低头思故乡。
What does 团圆mean?
What is reunion?
What is a Chinese One-Stroke Painting?
A style of painting that uses only one stroke to do the full image. The technique involves a mesmerizing balance between hard and soft brush pressure. The artist draws the brush along the canvas in one movement but alternately presses strongly and lightly against the page.