How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 69 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 44 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: art, literature and music

Music, painting, theatre, photography, literature: arts and culture vocabulary in Traditional Chinese.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Arts and creation”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
演員	actor
藝術	art
藝術流派	art movement
藝術家	artist
觀眾	audience
前衛	avant garde
美感	beauty
相機	camera
畫布	canvas
章節	chapter
和弦	chord
館藏	collection
喜劇	comedy
演奏會	concert
創作	creation
舞蹈	dance
設計	design
對白	dialogue
贗品	forgery
樂器	instrument
風景畫	landscape
詩句	line of verse
文學	literature
美術館	museum
音階	musical scale
敘事	narrative
長篇小說	novel
歌劇	opera
繪畫	painting
透視法	perspective
詩歌	poetry
肖像畫	portrait
出版商	publisher
角色	role
短篇小說	short story
歌手	singer
靜物畫	still life
畫風	style
才華	talent
巡迴演出	tour

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
抽象	abstract
美學	aesthetics
藝術家工作室	artist’s studio
副歌	chorus
黏土	clay
指揮家	conductor
當代	contemporary
戲服	costume
舞臺布幕	curtain
舞臺導演	director
後臺休息室	dressing room
閃光燈	flash
長笛	flute
吉他	guitar
靈感	inspiration
大理石	marble
旋律	melody
敘事者	narrator
布面油畫	oil on canvas
調色盤	palette
照片	photograph
底座	plinth
情節	plot
一首詩	poem
排練	rehearsal
曲目	repertoire
樂譜	score
舞臺布景	set
速寫	sketch
快照	snapshot
雕像	statue
懸疑	suspense
作曲	to compose
啟發	to inspire
小提琴	violin

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
手風琴	accordion
炭筆畫	charcoal drawing
合唱團	choir
豎笛	clarinet
畫架	easel
結局	ending
具象	figurative
豎琴	harp
即興演出	improvisation
默劇	mime
獨白	monologue
畫筆	paintbrush
藝術贊助人	patron
打擊樂器	percussion
版畫	print artwork
開幕預展	private view
薩克斯風	saxophone
自畫像	self portrait
獨奏者	soloist
怯場	stage fright
詩節	stanzaGroup of lines in a poem
交響曲	symphony
鼓掌	to applaud
即興表演	to improvise
水彩畫	watercolour

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 69 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 44 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.