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艺

yì

HSK 4 Character Traditional 藝

What 艺 means

1. skill
2. art

Example sentences

• 他喜欢园艺。
  Tā xǐhuan yuányì.
  He likes to work in the garden.
• 我喜欢艺术。
  I like art.
• 你做园艺吗？
  Do you garden?
• 她是文艺青年。
  Tā shì wényì qīngnián.
  She is a young artist.
• 汤姆多才多艺。
  Tāngmǔ duōcáiduōyì.
  Tom has many talents.
• 为艺术而艺术。
  Art for art's sake.

Words starting with 艺

• 艺术yì shùart
• 艺术家yì shù jiāartist
• 艺人yì rénentertainer; performing artist; artisan; craftsman
• 艺术品yì shù pǐnart piece; work of art
• 艺术节yì shù jiéarts festival
• 艺术馆yì shù guǎnart gallery; museum of art
• 艺术学院yì shù xué yuànart institute; art and drama college
• 艺名yì míngstage name (of an actor or actress)
• 艺考yì kǎoart school entrance examination (abbr. for 艺术考试
• 艺能yì néngartistic skill
• 艺能界yì néng jièshow business
• 艺术史yì shù shǐart history
• 艺术片yì shù piànart film; art house film
• 艺多不压身yì duō bù yā shēnit's always good to have more skills (idiom)
• 艺术体操yì shù tǐ cāorhythmic gymnastics
• 艺坛yì tánart circles; art world
• 艺术造街yì shù zào jiēcity precinct with a streetscape created by artists
• 艺廊yì láng(Taiwan) art gallery
• 艺妓yì jìgeisha (Japanese female entertainer); also written 艺伎
• 艺伎yì jìgeisha (Japanese female entertainer); also written 艺妓
• 艺圃Yì PǔGarden of Cultivation in Suzhou, Jiangsu, one of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou, a…
• 艺校yì xiàoabbr. for 艺术学校; art school
• 艺不压身yì bù yā shēnsee 艺多不压身

Words containing 艺

• 文艺wén yìliterature and art
• 手艺shǒu yìcraftmanship; workmanship; handicraft
• 工艺品gōng yì pǐnhandicraft article; handiwork
• 工艺gōng yìarts and crafts; industrial arts
• 张艺谋Zhāng Yì móuZhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
• 技艺jì yìskill; art
• 综艺zōng yìvariety (entertainment format)
• 演艺yǎn yìperforming arts
• 文艺复兴Wén yì fù xīngthe Renaissance
• 学艺xué yìto learn a skill or art
• 园艺yuán yìgardening; horticultural
• 曲艺qǔ yìfolk musical theater
• 武艺wǔ yìmartial art; military skill
• 演艺圈yǎn yì quānshow business
• 多才多艺duō cái duō yìmultitalented
• 卖艺mài yìto earn a living by performing (typically in informal or public settings)
• 演艺界yǎn yì jièthe entertainment world; show business
• 民间艺术mín jiān yì shùfolk art
• 工艺美术gōng yì měi shùapplied art
• 茶艺chá yìthe art of tea
• 游艺yóu yìentertainment
• 棋艺qí yìchess skill
• 传艺chuán yìto impart skills; to pass on one's art
• 从艺cóng yìto work as an artist

Characters that look like 艺

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 乞qǐto beg

Sounds the same

Read yì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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