<p>A nuance reveals that 雕像 is a craft, 雕塑 is a art much more valuated.</p>

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2014-11-11T01:43:30.070Z
Indeed. The works of ancient Greeks and Romans, or the masterpieces of the renaissance, though being sculptures of human figures, we never call them 雕像.
Wang Dingwei
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2014-11-11T01:10:54.380Z
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Feng Dihai
<p>(I am a Chinese, sorry for my English)</p>
<p>There is a band in China called (重塑雕像的權利 | Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues）</p>
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<li><p>雕像：more emphasize it stands for something beyond the statue itself (like history, a kind of spirit, etc). 像 has the meaning 象征(represents). We will definitely call Mao Ze Dong's statue as 雕像，not 雕塑，cause we build statue not because it looks good, it reminds us something back in history.</p>
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<li><p>雕塑：emphasize it's a piece of art. 塑 has the meaning it's made by a artist, not something normal people could easily do.</p>
<p>But, normally, we use them quite interchangeability.</p>
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Kurt Zhong
<p>雕像 is mostly for human and 雕塑 can be for anything. </p>

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2014-11-10T21:08:42.057Z
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Titanic
<p>The 像 character indicates that the sculpture is supposed to resemble a person, it's an "alike" or depiction of someone, 雕塑 may take more vague shapes, abstract sculptures, especially larger ones, etc., including persons of course. </p>

<p>Try using Google image search.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.google.hu/search?q=%E9%9B%95%E5%A1%91&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=xw9hVNeFC-qV7AbmnoGoBQ&amp;ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&amp;biw=1366&amp;bih=673#tbm=isch&amp;q=%E9%9B%95%E5%83%8F" rel="noreferrer">First term: 雕像</a>
<a href="https://www.google.hu/search?q=%E9%9B%95%E5%A1%91&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=xw9hVNeFC-qV7AbmnoGoBQ&amp;ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&amp;biw=1366&amp;bih=673" rel="noreferrer">Second term: 雕塑</a></p>

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Oh, using Google image is a terrific idea. I appreciate your decomposition of the word, though. Thanks.
Blaszard
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imrek
<p>I've read the two sentences that used the word <code>雕像</code> and <code>雕塑</code>, respectively. However, I don't see what's the difference between the two words. When you look it up in a dictionary, both say "it is <code>statue</code>".</p>

<p>So is there anything that makes the one different from the other? I'm learning about Mandarin Chinese.</p>

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What's the difference between 雕像 and 雕塑?
# What's the difference between 雕像 and 雕塑?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-10)

I've read the two sentences that used the word `雕像` and `雕塑`, respectively. However, I don't see what's the difference between the two words. When you look it up in a dictionary, both say "it is `statue`".

So is there anything that makes the one different from the other? I'm learning about Mandarin Chinese.

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2014-11-10. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

The 像 character indicates that the sculpture is supposed to resemble a person, it's an "alike" or depiction of someone, 雕塑 may take more vague shapes, abstract sculptures, especially larger ones, etc., including persons of course.

Try using Google image search.

[First term: 雕像](https://www.google.hu/search?q=%E9%9B%95%E5%A1%91&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xw9hVNeFC-qV7AbmnoGoBQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=673#tbm=isch&q=%E9%9B%95%E5%83%8F)
[Second term: 雕塑](https://www.google.hu/search?q=%E9%9B%95%E5%A1%91&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xw9hVNeFC-qV7AbmnoGoBQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=673)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Oh, using Google image is a terrific idea. I appreciate your decomposition of the word, though. Thanks.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-11-11. Score: 2

A nuance reveals that 雕像 is a craft, 雕塑 is a art much more valuated.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Indeed. The works of ancient Greeks and Romans, or the masterpieces of the renaissance, though being sculptures of human figures, we never call them 雕像.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-11-11. Score: 2

(I am a Chinese, sorry for my English)

There is a band in China called (重塑雕像的權利 | Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues）

* 雕像：more emphasize it stands for something beyond the statue itself (like history, a kind of spirit, etc). 像 has the meaning 象征(represents). We will definitely call Mao Ze Dong's statue as 雕像，not 雕塑，cause we build statue not because it looks good, it reminds us something back in history.
* 雕塑：emphasize it's a piece of art. 塑 has the meaning it's made by a artist, not something normal people could easily do.

  But, normally, we use them quite interchangeability.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-11-10. Score: 1

雕像 is mostly for human and 雕塑 can be for anything.


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