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This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 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 Simplified 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.

Simplified Chinese vocabulary: art, literature and music

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

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

Level 1: easy 37 words

Simplified Chinese	English
演员	actor
专辑	album
建筑	architecture
艺术家	artist
观众	audience
作者	author
章节	chapter
人物	character
喜剧	comedy
演奏会	concert
创作	creation
舞蹈	dance
对白	dialogue
素描	drawingNoun, the picture itself
画廊	gallery
吉他	guitar
风景画	landscape
文学	literature
歌词	lyrics
美术馆	museum
叙事	narrative
照片	photograph
剧本	play
情节	plot
一首诗	poemText in verse, written to be read
诗歌	poetry
出版商	publisher
演绎	rendition
短篇小说	short story
歌曲	songWords set to music and sung
舞台	stage
画风	style
悬疑	suspense
才华	talent
作画	to paint
翻译	translation
作品	work

Level 2: medium 39 words

Simplified Chinese	English
美学	aesthetics
掌声	applause
艺术评论家	art critic
艺术家工作室	artist’s studio
前卫	avant garde
芭蕾舞	ballet
画布	canvas
合唱团	choir
和弦	chord
粘土	clay
作曲家	composer
戏服	costume
舞台导演	director
后台休息室	dressing room
结局	ending
闪光灯	flash
长笛	flute
赝品	forgery
灯光	lighting
台词	line
诗句	line of verse
手稿	manuscript
杰作	masterpiece
旋律	melody
叙事者	narrator
布面油画	oil on canvas
管弦乐团	orchestra
画笔	paintbrush
姿势	pose
录音室	recording studio
押韵	rhyme
节奏	rhythm
舞台布景	set
快照	snapshot
雕像	statue
静物画	still life
琴弦	string
启发	to inspire
小号	trumpet

Level 3: hard 24 words

Simplified Chinese	English
手风琴	accordion
选集	anthology
艺术流派	art movement
装订	binding
单簧管	clarinet
画架	easel
壁画	fresco
竖琴	harp
即兴演出	improvisation
独白	monologue
调色板	palette
艺术赞助人	patron
底座	plinth
版画	print artwork
木偶	puppet
自画像	self portrait
独奏者	soloist
怯场	stage fright
超现实主义	surrealism
作曲	to compose
雕刻	to engrave
塑形	to model
雕琢	to sculpt
主歌	versePart sung between two choruses

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 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 Simplified 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 Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.