day 84heritage and crafts

heritage and crafts

Talk about museums, antiques and traditional crafts, and say “why not?” with 有何X.

today’s words

• 宝库 bǎokù · treasure house, treasury
• 瑰宝 guībǎo · treasure, gem (of culture)
• 古董 gǔdǒng · antique
• 古籍 gǔjí · ancient books
• 藏品 cángpǐn · item in a collection
• 珍藏 zhēncáng · to treasure; treasured collection
• 陈列 chénliè · to display, exhibit
• 出土 chūtǔ · to be unearthed
• 发掘 fājué · to excavate; discover (talent)
• 青铜器 qīngtóngqì · bronze ware, bronze object
• 陶瓷 táocí · pottery and porcelain, ceramics
• 窑 yáo · kiln
• 玉 yù · jade
• 丝绸 sīchóu · silk
• 刺绣 cìxiù · embroidery; to embroider
• 绣 xiù · to embroider
• 印章 yìnzhāng · seal, stamp (name seal)
• 算盘 suànpán · abacus
• 工匠 gōngjiàng · craftsman, artisan
• 手艺 shǒuyì · craft, skill, workmanship
• 失传 shīchuán · to be lost (no longer handed down)
• 城墙 chéngqiáng · city wall
• 宫殿 gōngdiàn · palace
• 殿堂 diàntáng · palace hall; (figurative) the hall of fame
• 亭子 tíngzi · pavilion
• 碑 bēi · stone tablet, stele
• 纪念碑 jìniànbēi · monument, memorial

sentences

• 想学刺绣？有何不可！ · You want to learn embroidery? Why not!
• 这有何难？我教你。 · What’s so hard about that? I’ll show you.
• 这些古董都陈列在二楼。 · These antiques are all on display upstairs.
• 有些老手艺已经失传了。 · Some old crafts have already died out.
• 一个算盘有什么看头儿？ · What’s there to see in an abacus?