classical poetry; old-style poetry
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classical poetry; old-style poetry
formalAn academic or literary term encompassing all traditional Chinese poetic forms written in Classical Chinese and adhering to specific rhythmic and tonal rules, such as 律诗 and 绝句.
Tā他
fēi非
cháng常
xǐ喜
ài爱
jiù旧
shī诗
，
yóu尤
qí其
shàn擅
cháng长
chuàng创
zuò作
jìn近
tǐ体
shī诗
。
He greatly loves classical poetry, and is especially skilled at writing modern-style regulated verse.
Xiàn现
dài代
wén文
xué学
kè课
shàng上
，
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xí习
le了
jiù旧
shī诗
yǔ与
xīn新
shī诗
de的
qū区
bié别
。
In the modern literature class, we studied the differences between classical and new poetry.
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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
páng旁
biān边
de的
tí题
zì字
shì是
yī一
shǒu首
yōu优
měi美
de的
jiù旧
shī诗
。
The inscription beside this painting is a beautiful classical poem.
Tā他
shōu收
jí集
le了
xǔ许
duō多
Míng明
Qīng清
shí时
qī期
de的
jiù旧
shī诗
jí集
。
He collected many anthologies of classical poetry from the Ming and Qing dynasties.