画师爸爸把女儿画进童话世界 A cartoonist dad creates comics starring his daughter

Cartoonist Cheng Peng is pictured with his daughter in Qingdao, Shandong Province on July 28, 2019. [Photo: IC]

The cartoonist dad creates(创作 chuàngzuò) comics(漫画 mànhuà) starring his daughter, aiming to keep a record of her childhood(童年 tóngnián). The comics are very popular(受欢迎的 shòu huānyíng de) among netizens.

A comic picture made by Cheng Peng in Qingdao, Shandong Province on July 28, 2019.[Photo: IC]

A comic picture made by Cheng Peng in Qingdao, Shandong Province on July 28, 2019.[Photo: IC]

A comic picture made by Cheng Peng in Qingdao, Shandong Province on July 28, 2019.[Photo: IC]

重点词汇 Key word:

画

• <动词 v.> draw; paint
  E.g. Tā àihào tán jítā hé huà sùmiáo.
  她爱好弹吉他和画素描。
  Her hobbies were playing the guitar and sketching.

• <名词 n.> drawing; painting; picture
  E.g. Māma bǎ huà guà zài le qiáng shang.
  妈妈把画挂在了墙上。
  Mamma fastened the picture on the wall.

• <名词 n.> something decorated with painting or picture
  E.g. Huàláng jǔbàn le yī chǎng Zhōngguó nǚ huàjiā de zuòpǐn zhǎn.
  画廊举办了一场中国女画家的作品展。
  The gallery has mounted an exhibition of art by Chinese women painters.

• <名词 n.> stroke of a Chinese character
  E.g. “rén ”zì yǒu liǎng huà.
  “人”字有两画。
  The character "人" is made up of two stokes.

• <动词 v.> make gesture with one's hands to express something.
  E.g. Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào zhǐshǒu - huàjiǎo.
  你最好不要指手画脚。
  You'd better stop acting as if you were master of the place.