woodblock; wooden printing plate
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woodblock; wooden printing plate carved with text or images
Refers specifically to the carved wooden blocks used in traditional woodblock printing. The variant form 木板 is also acceptable when referring to this printing tool. Commonly used in compounds like 木版水印 (woodblock watermark printing).
Zhè这
jiàn件
mù木
bǎn版
shuǐ水
yìn印
zuò作
pǐn品
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
měi美
。
This woodblock watermark print is exquisitely beautiful.
Gǔ古
dài代
gōng工
jiàng匠
zài在
mù木
bǎn版
shàng上
kè刻
chū出
fǎn反
zì字
yòng用
yú于
yìn印
shuā刷
。
Ancient craftsmen carved reversed characters onto woodblocks for printing.
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Zhè这
jiā家
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
xǔ许
duō多
míng明
qīng清
shí时
qī期
de的
mù木
bǎn版
。
This museum has collected many woodblocks from the Ming and Qing dynasties.