Many of our local operas were preserved by folk artists who passed them down from generation to generation by word of mouth. 我国许多地方戏曲都是由民间艺人世代口授而保存下来的。
His father is a folk artist in Tianjin City, who is good at many kinds of folk handicrafts. 父亲曾是天津市民间艺人,精于多种民间手工艺绝活。