琴棋书画

qín-qí-shū-huà

(idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 琴棋書畫

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她从小学习琴棋书画。

She has learned the four arts since childhood.

琴棋书画你都会吗?

Can you do all the four arts?