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shū fǎ书法calligraphy
jīng jù京剧Beijing opera
cì xiù刺绣embroider; embroidered needlework
jiǎn zhǐ剪纸paper-cut; papper cutting
yìn zhāng印章seal
gǔ zhēng古筝guzheng, a kind of plucked musical instrument with twenty-five strings
chàng qiāng唱腔vocal music in Chinese opera
wéi qí围棋go; piece of weiqi
guó huà国画traditional Chinese painting
mò墨China/Chinese ink; ink
dà tí qín大提琴cello
xuān zhǐ宣纸Xuan paper
xiǎo pǐn小品abridged Buddhist classic; short work
xiǎo tí qín小提琴violin
xì qǔ戏曲traditional Chinese opera predicated on singing and dancing, including the Kunqu, Beijing Opera and various local operas; singing parts in a story
kǎi shū楷书regular script
máo bǐ毛笔writing brush
yóu huà油画oil painting
xiàn dài wǔ现代舞modern dance
pí pá琵琶pipa
cí qì瓷器china
xiàng sheng相声cross talk
yàn砚inkstone; term derived from the fact that classmates sharing the same desk oft. shared their writing brushes and inkslabs
wǔ舞dance;dance
bā lěi wǔ芭蕾舞ballet
huā dàn花旦one of the main types of the dan or female role in Chinese opera, traditionally the role for a perky, bold and unconventional young woman
xíng shū行书running hand
jiē wǔ街舞street dance
huà jù话剧modern drama
shuō chàng说唱ballad-singing; rap
xiàng qí象棋chess
gāng qín钢琴piano
táo yì陶艺pottery-making art
lì shū隶书official script
yīn yuè音乐music
yīn yuè jù音乐剧musical comedy
yīn yuè huì音乐会concert
gǔ diǎn yīn yuè古典音乐classical music
liú xíng yīn yuè流行音乐pop
hàn fú汉服traditional Han Chinese dress
