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琴棋书画

qín-qí-shū-huà

Traditional: 琴棋書畫

(idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person

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Meaning of 琴棋书画 in English

qín-qí-shū-huàHSK 7–9Syllabus #8693
  1. (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person

Characters

琴 on its own →
qín · guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither)

HSK words with 琴

琴HSK 4钢琴HSK 4小提琴HSK 7–9对牛弹琴HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 棋

棋子HSK 6围棋HSK 6象棋HSK 6举棋不定HSK 7–9
书 on its own →
shū · book

HSK words with 书

书HSK 1读书HSK 1书店HSK 1书包HSK 2电子书HSK 3图书馆HSK 3说明书HSK 4秘书HSK 5书法HSK 5书房HSK 5
画 on its own →
huà · to draw; to paint

HSK words with 画

画HSK 2画家HSK 3动画HSK 5国画HSK 5画面HSK 5图画HSK 5绘画HSK 6漫画HSK 6书画HSK 6壁画HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences