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Usages of huàjiā
那个 年轻 的 画家 喜欢 在 咖啡馆 里 画画。nàge niánqīng de huàjiā xǐhuan zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ huàhuà.
That young painter likes to draw in the café.
她 每天 下班 以后 都 画画 一会儿， 希望 有 一天 别人 会 叫 她 画家。tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu dōu huàhuà yíhuìr, xīwàng yǒu yìtiān biéren huì jiào tā huàjiā.
Every day after work she draws for a while and hopes that one day people will call her a painter.
自从 有 了 这 个 网站 以后， 对 她 的 画家 生活 影响 很 大。zìcóng yǒu le zhè gè wǎngzhàn yǐhòu, duì tā de huàjiā shēnghuó yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
Since she has had this website, it has had a big influence on her life as a painter.
我 有时候 在 咖啡馆 里 一边 画画， 一边 上网 看 画家 的 网站， 觉得 很 放松。wǒ yǒushíhou zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ yìbiān huàhuà, yìbiān shàngwǎng kàn huàjiā de wǎngzhàn, juéde hěn fàngsōng.
Sometimes I draw in the café while surfing the internet to look at painters’ websites and feel very relaxed.
那 个 年轻 的 画家 第一次 开 展览 的 时候 又 兴奋 又 紧张， 竟然 一 晚上 都 没 睡。nà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.
That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.
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