five-character line poetry; pentasyllabic verse
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five-character line poetry; classical Chinese verse form with five characters per line
formalA major form of classical Chinese poetry encompassing ancient-style verse (古诗), regulated verse (律诗), and quatrains (绝句). The five-character line creates a compact, rhythmic structure that dominated Chinese poetry from the Han through Tang dynasties.
Wǔ五
yán言
shī诗
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
diǎn典
shī诗
gē歌
de的
zhòng重
yào要
xíng形
shì式
。
Five-character line poetry is an important form of classical Chinese poetry.
Zhè这
shǒu首
wǔ五
yán言
shī诗
yì意
jìng境
shēn深
yuǎn远
，
lìng令
rén人
huí回
wèi味
wú无
qióng穷
。
This five-character poem has profound artistic conception that leaves one with endless aftertastes.
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Tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
xiě写
wǔ五
yán言
gǔ古
shī诗
，
fēng风
gé格
zhì质
pǔ朴
zì自
rán然
。
He excels at writing five-character ancient-style poetry with a simple and natural style.
Wǔ五
yán言
jué绝
jù句
shì是
wǔ五
yán言
shī诗
zhōng中
zuì最
jīng精
liàn练
de的
xíng形
shì式
。
The five-character quatrain is the most concise form of five-character poetry.