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寫意畫

简写意画 · 繁寫意畫

Mandarin · pinyin xiě yì huà

freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style

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寫: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
畫: huà · delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
写: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose
画: huà · a painting, picture, drawing; to draw

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3–4–4 · xie3 yi4 hua4

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se2 ji3 waa2

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