bust; half-length portrait
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bust; half-length portrait (showing the upper body from the chest up)
Commonly used in art history, sculpture, and photography contexts to describe portraits that include the head, neck, and upper chest, typically cut off at or below the shoulders.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
gǔ古
luó罗
mǎ马
huáng皇
dì帝
de的
xiōng胸
xiàng像
。
The museum displays many busts of ancient Roman emperors.
Zhè这
zuò座
dà大
lǐ理
shí石
xiōng胸
xiàng像
diāo雕
kè刻
de得
fēi非
cháng常
bī逼
zhēn真
。
This marble bust is carved with remarkable realism.
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Huà画
jiā家
wèi为
tā他
huà画
le了
yī一
fú幅
xiōng胸
xiàng像
。
The painter created a bust portrait of him.
Wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
pāi拍
shè摄
xiōng胸
xiàng像
，
bù不
pāi拍
quán全
shēn身
zhào照
。
We only take bust shots, not full-body photographs.