rhythm and regularity; meter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
rhythm and pattern; the cyclical regularity of movement
formalOften used in scientific or formal contexts to describe natural or mechanical cycles, such as biological rhythms, planetary motion, or recurring patterns in data.
Dì地
qiú球
de的
zì自
zhuǎn转
hé和
gōng公
zhuǎn转
yǒu有
qí其
gù固
dìng定
de的
jié节
lǜ律
。
The Earth's rotation and revolution have their fixed rhythms.
Shēng生
wù物
zhōng钟
kòng控
zhì制
zhe着
shēng生
mìng命
de的
jié节
lǜ律
。
The biological clock controls the rhythms of life.
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Shì市
chǎng场
huó活
dòng动
yě也
chéng呈
xiàn现
chū出
yī一
dìng定
de的
jié节
lǜ律
xìng性
biàn变
huà化
。
Market activities also exhibit certain rhythmic changes.
noun
meter; the rhythm and prosody in poetry and literature
literaryUsed in literary and artistic criticism to discuss the formal structure, tempo, and sound patterns in poetry, music, and other art forms.
Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
de的
jié节
lǜ律
shū舒
huǎn缓
ér而
yōu优
měi美
。
The meter of this poem is slow and beautiful.
Gǔ古
diǎn典
shī诗
cí词
duì对
jié节
lǜ律
de的
yāo要
qiú求
fēi非
cháng常
yán严
gé格
。
Classical poetry has very strict requirements for meter.
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Tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
bǎ把
wò握
yīn音
yuè乐
zhōng中
de的
nèi内
zài在
jié节
lǜ律
。
He is good at grasping the internal rhythm in music.