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  • Derivatives : n  calligrapher ; n  calligraphist ; adj  calligraphic
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

calligraphy [kə'lɪgəfɪ] [kə'lɪgrəfɪ]
  1. 1. noun 墨宝(尤指把书法作为一种艺术品者)
  2. 2. noun 书法书写笔迹

Collins English-English Dictionary

calligraphy [kə'lɪgrəfɪ]
  1. 1. n handwriting, esp beautiful handwriting considered as an art chirography

Examples

We can not use the unbreached paper to practise calligraphy
我们不能用这些没有漂白的纸练习书法。
Calligraphy is considered to be a visual art in a lot of countries.
书法在许多国家被认为是一门视觉艺术。
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小明也想像老师那样写出潇洒的草书飞白。
Xiao Ming wants to learn the feibai skill in the cursive hand of Chinese calligraphy from his teacher. Feibai: a style of calligraphy characterized by some hollow areas in a stroke.
《书法艺术》一书详尽地集解了艺术界的书法珍品。
The book The Art of calligraphy collects and explains precious calligraphy works from the artistic world in detail.
学习书法要从临帖开始,这样才学得好。
Learning calligraphy should start from practicing calligraphy after a model. Only in this way, can you learn it well.
小张从小练书法,硬笔书法在全省都很有名气。
Xiaozhang has practised calligraphy since he was little, and is famous around the province for his hard-pen calligraphy.
他的书法苍劲有力。
His calligraphy is bold and vigorous.
他的字,信笔写来,十分超脱。
His effortless calligraphy has an unconventional grace of its own.

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