Definition

1. Noun:
   • Painting: The art or practice of creating pictures or compositions by applying color, pigment, or other mediums to a surface such as canvas, paper, or a wall. It is a major branch of the visual arts.
   • Fine Arts (specifically painting): Often used to refer specifically to the discipline of painting within the broader field of fine arts (mỹ thuật).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy theo đuổi sự nghiệp hội họa. (She pursues a career in painting.)
  • Triển lãm trưng bày các tác phẩm hội họa hiện đại. (The exhibition displays works of modern painting.)
  • Anh ấy có niềm đam mê với hội họa từ nhỏ. (He has had a passion for painting since childhood.)

Advanced Usage

• "trường phái hội họa": painting school or movement.

  • Trường phái hội họa Ấn tượng rất nổi tiếng. (The Impressionist painting movement is very famous.)

• "tranh hội họa": a painting (as an artwork).

  • Bức tranh hội họa này có giá trị rất lớn. (This painting has great value.)

Variants and Related Words

• Họa sĩ (n): painter, artist.

  • Người họa sĩ đang vẽ trong xưởng. (The painter is working in the studio.)

• Tranh (n): picture, painting (can be a more general term).

  • Cô treo bức tranh lên tường. (She hung the picture on the wall.)

• Vẽ (v): to draw, to paint (the action).

  • Đứa trẻ thích vẽ bằng màu sắc tươi sáng. (The child likes to paint with bright colors.)

Synonyms

• Painting: The art of applying paint.
• Fine art (painting): Artistic creation, especially visual painting.

Related Idioms

• "Tay họa": Literally "painter's hand"; used to describe someone with great skill in painting or drawing.
  • Anh ấy thực sự có tay họa. (He truly has a skilled hand for painting.)

1. Painting