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handwriting/ 书写/ (shūxiě)
A: Your handwriting is really nice. Have you studied and practiced how to make your writing better looking?
你的书写真好看,你有尝试过学习和练习怎样写字更好看吗？
(nǐde shūxiě zhēn hǎokàn, nǐ yǒu chánɡshì ɡuò xuéxí hé liànxí zěnyànɡ xiězì ɡènɡ hǎokàn ma?)
B: Thanks. Yes, I have. I sometimes use copybooks to practice my writing.
谢谢你的赞赏。是的,我偶尔会通过字帖练习写字。
(xièxiènǐ de zànshǎnɡ.shìde, wǒ ǒuěr huì tōnɡɡuò zìtiè liànxí xiězì.)
A: Have you heard the old saying in China "Chinese characters are like the person who writes them?"
你听说过中国有一句老话叫做"字如其人"吗？
(nǐ tīnɡshuō ɡuò zhōnɡɡuó yǒu yījù lǎohuà jiàozuò "zìrú qírén" ma?)
B: No. What does it mean?
没有,这是什么意思呢？
(méiyǒu, zhèshì shenme yìsī ne?)
A: This saying's meaning is that the attitude and style someone approaches writing with is the same as the way they approach the world. In other words, the quality of your characters is the same as the quality of your character.
这句话的意思是说,一个人写字的态度,风采就像一个人为人处世一样,书品即人品。
(zhèjù huà de yìsī shìshuō, yīɡè rén xiězì de tàidù, fēnɡcǎi jiùxiànɡ yīɡè rén wéirénchǔshì yīyànɡ, shūpǐn jí rénpǐn.)
B: Can you give me an example?
你能打个比方吗？
(nǐ nénɡ dǎɡè bǐfānɡ ma?)
A: For instance, someone whose handwriting is neat and powerful is often someone who gives people the impression they are stern and decisive.
例如,一个书写工整,笔画苍劲有力的人往往会给人留下严谨且果断的印象。
(lìrú, yīɡè shūxiě ɡōnɡzhěnɡ, bǐhuà cānɡjìn yǒulì de rén wǎnɡwǎnɡ huì ɡěirén liúxià yánjǐn qiě ɡuǒduàn de yìnxiànɡ.)
handwriting/ 书写/ (shūxiě)
A: Your handwriting is really nice. Have you studied and practiced how to make your writing better looking?
你的书写真好看,你有尝试过学习和练习怎样写字更好看吗？
(nǐde shūxiě zhēn hǎokàn, nǐ yǒu chánɡshì ɡuò xuéxí hé liànxí zěnyànɡ xiězì ɡènɡ hǎokàn ma?)
B: Thanks. Yes, I have. I sometimes use copybooks to practice my writing.
谢谢你的赞赏。是的,我偶尔会通过字帖练习写字。
(xièxiènǐ de zànshǎnɡ.shìde, wǒ ǒuěr huì tōnɡɡuò zìtiè liànxí xiězì.)
A: Have you heard the old saying in China "Chinese characters are like the person who writes them?"
你听说过中国有一句老话叫做"字如其人"吗？
(nǐ tīnɡshuō ɡuò zhōnɡɡuó yǒu yījù lǎohuà jiàozuò "zìrú qírén" ma?)
B: No. What does it mean?
没有,这是什么意思呢？
(méiyǒu, zhèshì shenme yìsī ne?)
A: This saying's meaning is that the attitude and style someone approaches writing with is the same as the way they approach the world. In other words, the quality of your characters is the same as the quality of your character.
这句话的意思是说,一个人写字的态度,风采就像一个人为人处世一样,书品即人品。
(zhèjù huà de yìsī shìshuō, yīɡè rén xiězì de tàidù, fēnɡcǎi jiùxiànɡ yīɡè rén wéirénchǔshì yīyànɡ, shūpǐn jí rénpǐn.)
B: Can you give me an example?
你能打个比方吗？
(nǐ nénɡ dǎɡè bǐfānɡ ma?)
A: For instance, someone whose handwriting is neat and powerful is often someone who gives people the impression they are stern and decisive.
例如,一个书写工整,笔画苍劲有力的人往往会给人留下严谨且果断的印象。
(lìrú, yīɡè shūxiě ɡōnɡzhěnɡ, bǐhuà cānɡjìn yǒulì de rén wǎnɡwǎnɡ huì ɡěirén liúxià yánjǐn qiě ɡuǒduàn de yìnxiànɡ.)
Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT
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