| 張大千 | PrN: famous Chinese painter (1899-1983) known for his versatility and colorful works (long white beard) |
| 潑墨 | N: splash-ink painting [technique of Ch monochrome painting] |
| 荷花 | N: lotus, water lily (pink) |
| 擅長 | V: to excel at, be good at |
| 繪畫 | N: drawing, painting [V] |
| 吟詩 | VO: to chant or recite poems |
| 作詞 | VO: to write poems |
| 金石篆刻 | N: bronze and stone inscriptions |
| 篆 | N: an ancient calligraphic style |
| 刻 | V: to carve, engrave |
| 琴棋書畫 | N: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting (the fields a scholar should master) |
| 兼備 | V: to possess both |
| 典型 | N: model; SV: to be typical |
| 風格 | N: style [manner] |
| 模仿 | N: imitation; V: to imitate, copy |
| 臨摹 | V: to copy (of a painting/calligraphy) [practice by copying] |
| 作品 | N: works (of art, lit, etc) |
| 形似 | SV: to be similar in form or appearance |
| 力求 | V: to strive, to do one's best to |
| 傳神 | SV: to be vivid (portrayal of a person/thing by writing/drawing) |
| 格外 | A: especially |
| 生動 | SV: to be lively, vivid |
| 意境 | N: artistic conception, feeling conveyed by art/lit |
| 敦煌 | PrN: in Gansu province, known for the caves containing Buddhist statues, frescoes, manuscripts, etc dating back to 366 AD |
| 壁畫 | N: mural painting |
| 期間 | N: a period of time |
| 精密 | SV: to be precise, accurate |
| 寫實 | SV: to be realistic |
| 走遍 | RC: to travel all over a place |
| 之餘 | A: apart from |
| 寫生 | VO: to sketch, to draw from life |
| 技巧 | N: skill, dexterity |
| 融會貫通 | IE: to gain thorough understanding through comprehensive study of the subject |
| 開創 | V: to start, initiate |
| 邀請 | N: invitation; V: to invite |
| 開畫展 | VO: to open a painting exhibition |
| 展出 | V: to display or to put on display at an exhibition |
| 畢卡索 | PrN: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Spaniard |
| 大師 | N: great master |
| 限於 | V: to be limited to |
| 工筆 | N: a type of fine brushwork Chinese painting |
| 寫意 | N: freehand brushwork in traditional Chinese painting [that shuns details] |
| 描繪 | N: drawing; V: to draw, depict |
| 介於 | CV: to lie between |
| 具體 | SV: to be concrete |
| 抽象 | SV: to be abstract |
| 樹立 | V: to set up, establish |
| 里程碑 | N: milestone |