copy; trace (calligraphy or painting)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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to copy by tracing or imitating; to trace (a model of calligraphy or painting)
formalRefers specifically to the traditional artistic practice of copying a master's work by tracing (摹) or freehand imitation (临) to learn technique.
Xué学
shū书
fǎ法
cháng常
cháng常
yào要
cóng从
lín临
mó摹
míng名
jiā家
bēi碑
tiè帖
kāi开
shǐ始
。
Learning calligraphy often starts with copying the stele rubbings of famous masters.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
shì是
tā他
lín临
mó摹
Dūn敦
huáng煌
bì壁
huà画
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
。
This painting is his work of copying the Dunhuang murals.
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Chū初
xué学
zhě者
xū需
yào要
dà大
liàng量
lín临
mó摹
yǐ以
zhǎng掌
wò握
jī基
běn本
bǐ笔
fǎ法
。
Beginners need to do a lot of copying to master basic brushstroke techniques.