# 雕塑 (diāosù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 雕塑 (diāosù) means “sculpture; statue”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: sculpture; statue
- Pinyin: diāosù (diao1 su4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 广场中央立着一座著名的大理石雕塑。
  Guǎngchǎng zhōngyāng lìzhe yí zuò zhùmíng de dàlǐshí diāosù.
  There is a famous marble sculpture standing in the center of the square.

## Characters

- [雕](https://hanziro.com/word/diao-carve/) (diāo): to carve; to engrave
- 塑 (sù): to model (a figure) in clay; plastic (i.e. the synthetic material)

https://hanziro.com/word/diao-su-sculpture/

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