画展

• Pinyin: huà zhǎn
• Hanzi breakdown: 画 = draw/paint; 展 = 尸 + 共 (unfold/display)

Meaning

A painting exhibition or art show; a public display of artworks, especially paintings.

Refers to gallery shows, museum exhibitions, solo or group art shows. A key venue for artists to gain recognition and for collectors to discover work. Common in cultural discourse.

Examples

1. 市美术馆本月举办了一场以山水为主题的国画展览。 This month, the city art museum is holding a traditional landscape painting exhibition.
2. 这位年轻画家的首次画展吸引了众多收藏家前来参观。 This young painter’s first exhibition attracted many collectors who came to visit.
3. 她在画展上展出的水彩作品获得了专家的高度评价。 Her watercolor works displayed at the exhibition received high praise from experts.

Usage Guide

Context: art, culture, events

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 我们周末去看那个印象派大师的画展吧。(Let's go see the Impressionist master's painting exhibition this weekend.)
• 这次画展共展出超过一百幅来自全国各地的油画作品。(This art exhibition displays over a hundred oil paintings from across the country.)

Don't Say

• 画展 to mean a photography or sculpture exhibition — use 摄影展 for photography shows and 雕塑展 for sculpture exhibitions

Origin & History

画 (painting/picture) + 展 (exhibition/display)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal