艺 (yì) means Skill (art). Below are 24 of the 26 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他的厨 艺 十分高超。
Tā de chúyì shífēn gāochāo.
His cooking skill is superb.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 高超
这门手 艺 世代相传。
Zhè mén shǒuyì shìdài xiāngchuán.
This craft has been handed down for generations.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 世代
他对文 艺 很感兴趣。
Tā duì wényì hěn gǎn xìngqù.
He is very interested in literature and the arts.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 文艺
他从小对 艺 术感兴趣。
Tā cóng xiǎo duì yìshù gǎn xìngqù.
He has been interested in art since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 艺术
这些技 艺 要传给后代。
Zhèxiē jìyì yào chuán gěi hòudài.
These skills must be passed on to later generations.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 后代
他继承了父亲的手 艺 。
Tā jìchéng le fùqīn de shǒuyì.
He inherited his father's craft.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 继承
这是一件很美的 艺 术品。
Zhè shì yí jiàn hěn měi de yìshùpǐn.
This is a beautiful work of art.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 艺术
街角那位裁缝手 艺 很好。
Jiējiǎo nà wèi cáifeng shǒuyì hěn hǎo.
The tailor on the corner is very skilled.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 裁缝
民间 艺 术需要好好保护。
Mínjiān yìshù xūyào hǎohāo bǎohù.
Folk art needs proper protection.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 民间
他跟父亲学了一门手 艺 。
Tā gēn fùqīn xué le yì mén shǒuyì.
He learned a craft from his father.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 手艺
他从小受到 艺 术的熏陶。
Tā cóngxiǎo shòudào yìshù de xūntáo.
He was steeped in art from an early age.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 熏陶
记者访问了这位老 艺 术家。
Jìzhě fǎngwèn le zhè wèi lǎo yìshùjiā.
The reporter interviewed this veteran artist.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 访问
这些工 艺 品都是手工做的。
Zhèxiē gōngyìpǐn dōu shì shǒugōng zuò de.
These handicrafts are all made by hand.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 工艺品
老师傅的手 艺 没人比得上。
Lǎo shīfu de shǒuyì méi rén bǐ de shàng.
Nobody can match the old master's craftsmanship.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 手艺
学校举办了一场文 艺 演出。
Xuéxiào jǔbàn le yì chǎng wényì yǎnchū.
The school held a performance of song and drama.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 文艺
老师傅把手 艺 传授给了徒弟。
Lǎo shīfu bǎ shǒuyì chuánshòu gěi le túdì.
The old master passed his craft on to his apprentice.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 传授
他致力于传统手工 艺 的复兴。
Tā zhìlì yú chuántǒng shǒugōngyì de fùxīng.
He is devoted to the revival of traditional handicrafts.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 复兴
展览集中了各地工 艺 的精华。
Zhǎnlǎn jízhōng le gèdì gōngyì de jīnghuá.
The exhibition brings together the best craftsmanship from everywhere.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精华
要精通一门手 艺 需要很多年。
Yào jīngtōng yì mén shǒuyì xūyào hěn duō nián.
Mastering a craft takes many years.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精通
精益求精是这门手 艺 的传统。
Jīng yì qiú jīng shì zhè mén shǒuyì de chuántǒng.
Constantly striving for better is the tradition of this craft.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精益求精
大家都对他的技 艺 赞叹不已。
Dàjiā dōu duì tā de jìyì zàntàn bùyǐ.
Everyone marvelled at his skill.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 赞叹
振兴传统手工 艺 需要年轻人。
Zhènxīng chuántǒng shǒugōngyì xūyào niánqīngrén.
Reviving traditional crafts needs young people.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 振兴
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艺 appears in 26 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
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Questions about 艺
How is 艺 used in a sentence?
This page shows 26 sentences using 艺 (yì, "Skill (art)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 艺 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 艺 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
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The dictionary page for 艺 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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