Usages of huàhuà
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.
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.
我 邻居 是 大学生， 既 爱 画画 又 爱 打篮球， 我 很 羡慕 她。wǒ línjū shì dàxuéshēng, jì ài huàhuà yòu ài dǎlánqiú, wǒ hěn xiànmù tā.
My neighbor is a college student; she both loves drawing and loves playing basketball, and I really envy her.
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