画家 huà jiā
“painter”
noun2021 list level 2Traditional 畫家Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
画家 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 676: 画家 huàjiā — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 96
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 画家
画家 is a noun for a painter, someone who paints pictures as an artist. It is used with 一个/一位/一名 and can be followed by 的 to describe a work or style, as in 画家的作品.
例句Example sentences
- 我姐姐从小就想当一名画家。wǒ jiě jie cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng dāng yì míng huà jiā.My older sister has wanted to be a painter since she was little.
- 这位老画家画了一辈子的山水。zhè wèi lǎo huà jiā huà le yí bèi zi de shān shuǐ.This old painter has painted landscapes his whole life.
- 展厅里挂着很多年轻画家的作品。zhǎn tīng lǐ guà zhe hěn duō nián qīng huà jiā de zuò pǐn.Many works by young painters are hanging in the exhibition hall.
易混词Easily confused
画家vs艺术家
艺术家 is the general word for “artist” and covers musicians, actors and sculptors; 画家 refers specifically to someone who paints.