shīcí

诗词

Word · NounTraditional詩詞

poetry and ci; classical verses

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

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1.

noun

poetry and ci; a general term for classical Chinese poetry and lyric poetry

literary

Refers collectively to shi (诗, classical poetry) and ci (词, lyric poetry), two major forms of classical Chinese literature. Often used to describe traditional Chinese poetic works in general.

Tā他
hěn很
xǐ喜
huan欢
táng唐
sòng宋
shī诗
cí词
 。

He really likes Tang and Song dynasty poetry.

Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
cí词
xiě写
de得
hěn很
yǒu有
yì意
jìng境
 。

This poem is written with great artistic conception.

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Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
cí词
bó博
dà大
jīng精
shēn深
 。

Ancient Chinese poetry is broad and profound.