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俪

Character · Adjective · NounTraditional儷

paired; couple; pertaining to a married pair

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

paired; dual; forming a couple

literary

Used in literary or formal contexts to describe things that come in pairs, especially in classical parallel structures in writing.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
yùn运
yòng用
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
pián骈
lì俪
yǔ语
jù句
 。

This article employs a large number of parallel couplets in its sentences.

Zhè这
fù副
duì对
lián联
shì是
jué绝
miào妙
de的
lì俪
cí辞
 。

This couplet is a superb example of parallel prose.

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Yuán园
zhōng中
de的
shí石
shī狮
zǒng总
shì是
chéng成
lì俪
bǎi摆
fàng放
 。

The stone lions in the garden are always placed in pairs.

2.

noun

refers to a married couple; spouse

literary

A very formal and literary term, often used in fixed expressions to poetically refer to a husband and wife as a pair.

Zhè这
zhāng张
zhào照
piàn片
shì是
tā他
men们
xīn新
hūn婚
shí时
de的
lì俪
yǐng影
 。

This photo is a portrait of them as a newlywed couple.

Zhù祝
yuàn愿
zhè这
duì对
xīn新
rén人
yǒng永
wéi为
jiā佳
lì俪
 。

We wish this newlywed couple to forever be a perfect pair.