masterpiece; best work; crowning achievement
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the best work (poetry, prose, painting, or calligraphy) that surpasses all others; masterpiece
literaryA literary term used to describe the finest piece in a collection or an artist's body of work, often used in the phrase 压卷之作.
Zhè这
fú幅
shān山
shuǐ水
huà画
kān堪
chēng称
yā压
juàn卷
。
This landscape painting can be regarded as the masterpiece of its kind.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
shì是
tā他
yī一
shēng生
zhù著
zuò作
de的
yā压
juàn卷
zhī之
zuò作
。
This article is the crowning achievement of his life's work.
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Zhè这
fú幅
shū书
fǎ法
bèi被
yù誉
wéi为
běn本
shì世
jì纪
de的
yā压
juàn卷
zhī之
zuò作
。
This calligraphy is hailed as the masterpiece of the century.
Tā他
de的
shī诗
zuò作
zhōng中
，
zhè这
shǒu首
cí词
kān堪
chēng称
yā压
juàn卷
。
Among his poetic works, this ci poem is undoubtedly the best.