体裁 (tǐ cái) — genre; style

Definition

Literary or artistic category (novel, poetry, sci-fi, etc.), not visual appearance. 形式 refers to outer form or format, 样式 to design style or pattern.

noun
genrestyle

Examples

  • 体裁
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng de tǐ cái shì kē huàn.
    The genre of this movie is sci-fi.
  • 体裁
    Wǒ xǐ huan duō zhǒng wén xué tǐ cái, bǐ rú shī gē hé xiǎo shuō.
    I like multiple literary genres, such as poetry and novels.
  • 体裁
    Tā de xiě zuò tǐ cái hěn dú tè.
    His writing style is very unique.

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