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美学

měixué

aesthetics

A person admires a painting of a mountain with blank space
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Characters in this word

美 měi

Strokes
9
Radical
羊 — sheep, goat
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

学 xué

Strokes
8
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这座图书馆的设计兼顾功能与美学,因此成为城市新地标。 Zhè zuò túshūguǎn de shèjì jiāngù gōngnéng yǔ měixué, yīncǐ chéngwéi chéngshì xīn dìbiāo. The design of this library balances function and aesthetics, so it has become a new urban landmark.
  • 她在大学里学的是美学,常常去看画展。 Tā zài dàxué lǐ xué de shì měixué, chángcháng qù kàn huàzhǎn. She studied aesthetics at university and often goes to art exhibitions.
  • 这位老师常讲,中国画的美学在于留白。 Zhè wèi lǎoshī cháng jiǎng, Zhōngguóhuà de měixué zàiyú liúbái. The teacher often says that the aesthetics of Chinese painting lie in leaving blank space.

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