yánhuà

岩画

Word · NounTraditional岩畫

rock art; petroglyph; cliff painting

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Meanings

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noun

rock art; petroglyph; cliff painting; prehistoric rock carving

Typically refers to prehistoric artwork found on natural rock surfaces, often found in caves or on cliff faces. Also known as 崖画 or 崖壁画.

Zhè这
xiē些
yán岩
huà画
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
shàng上
wàn万
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
le了
 。

These rock paintings are already over ten thousand years old.

Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
fā发
xiàn现
le了
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
yán岩
huà画
 。

Archaeologists discovered precious rock art in the cave.

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Yán岩
huà画
shì是
rén人
lèi类
zǎo早
qī期
wén文
míng明
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zhèng证
jù据
 。

Rock art is important evidence of early human civilization.