chân dung
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun: 1. Portrait: A work of art (such as a painting, drawing, sculpture, or photograph) that accurately depicts the likeness, expression, and form of a specific person. 2. Characterization, Profile: A detailed written or verbal description of a person's character, qualities, or life.
Usage Examples
- (The portrait of my grandmother is painted very vividly.)
- (The exhibition displays many portraits of historical leaders.)
- (The biography sketched a truthful portrait of the writer.)
- (The article analyzes the psychological profile of the criminal.)
Advanced Usage
- Vẽ/Viết nên chân dung...: To paint/write a portrait of... (often used figuratively).
- Nhà văn đã viết nên chân dung một thế hệ thanh niên đầy nhiệt huyết. (The writer painted a portrait of a generation of passionate youth.)
- Chân dung tự họa: Self-portrait.
- "Chân dung tự họa" là một thể loại hội họa quan trọng. ("Self-portrait" is an important genre in painting.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chân dung học (n): Portraiture (the art or practice of making portraits).
- Chân dung hóa (v): To portray, to characterize (to describe someone in a particular way).
- Toàn thân chân dung: Full-length portrait.
- Bán thân chân dung: Half-length portrait, bust.
Synonyms
- Hình vẽ/ảnh: Picture, image (more general, not necessarily a focused depiction of a person).
- Tranh: Painting, picture.
- Tượng: Statue, sculpture.
- Sự miêu tả: Description.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Bức chân dung tinh thần: A spiritual/psychological portrait (a deep characterization of someone's inner world).
- Chân dung xã hội: Social portrait/profile (a depiction of a social group or phenomenon).
- Cuốn sách là một chân dung xã hội của Hà Nội những năm 90. (The book is a social portrait of Hanoi in the 90s.)
noun
- Portrait
- vẽ chân dungto paint a portrait
- tranh chân dunga portrait
- tượng chân dung nửa ngườia bust