prose; non-fiction literary essay
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2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
prose; non-rhythmic writing
A broad literary term that contrasts with verse (韵文).
Zhè这
piān篇
sǎn散
wén文
de的
yǔ语
yán言
yōu优
měi美
liú流
chàng畅
，
dàn但
wán完
quán全
bù不
yā押
yùn韵
。
The language of this prose is beautiful and fluent, but it doesn't rhyme at all.
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
sǎn散
wén文
shì是
wén文
xué学
shǐ史
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
Ancient Chinese prose is an important component of literary history.
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Tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
xiě写
sǎn散
wén文
，
bù不
xiě写
shī诗
。
He is good at writing prose, not poetry.
noun
literary essays; non-fiction prose (excluding poetry, drama, fiction)
A modern, more specific genre classification within literature, often personal, reflective, or descriptive.
Zhū朱
Zì自
qīng清
de的
《
Bèi背
yǐng影
》
shì是
yī一
piān篇
zhù著
míng名
de的
shū抒
qíng情
sǎn散
wén文
。
Zhu Ziqing's 'The Back' is a famous lyrical essay.
Zhè这
běn本
jí集
zi子
shōu收
lù录
le了
tā他
de的
yóu游
jì记
hé和
suí随
bǐ笔
děng等
sǎn散
wén文
zuò作
pǐn品
。
This collection includes his travelogues, casual essays, and other prose works.
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Bào报
zhǐ纸
de的
fù副
kān刊
jīng经
cháng常
kān刊
dēng登
yī一
xiē些
duǎn短
xiǎo小
jīng精
hàn悍
de的
sǎn散
wén文
。
The newspaper supplement often publishes short and pithy essays.
Tā她
xǐ喜
huān欢
dú读
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
xī犀
lì利
de的
zá杂
wén文
，
zhè这
yě也
shì是
sǎn散
wén文
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
。
She likes reading Lu Xun's incisive critical essays, which are also a type of prose.