诗朗诵 (shī lǎng sòng) — poetry recitation (as an event or performance)

Definition

Refers to the act or event of reciting poems aloud — typically a staged performance rather than casual reading. Often appears in school contests or cultural events.

noun
poetry recitation (as an event or performance)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 诗朗诵。
    Míng tiān xué xiào yǒu yí gè shī lǎng sòng bǐ sài.
    There is a poetry recitation competition at school tomorrow.
  • 诗朗诵，。
    Tā de shī lǎng sòng fēi cháng gǎn rén, dà jiā dōu gǔ zhǎng le.
    Her poetry recitation was very moving, and everyone applauded.
  • 诗朗诵。
    Tā cān jiā le jīn nián de quán guó shī lǎng sòng dà sài.
    He participated in this year's national poetry recitation contest.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

诗shīpoetry
朗诵recitation
朗lǎngclear诵sòngrecite
偏正Modifier + head

诗 is poetry and 朗诵 is recitation, so it names a performance where poems are recited aloud.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 詩; 诗 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
寺
寺sì詩shī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 詩 combines 言 (speech) with 寺 as a sound part, because poetry is a kind of speech; the simplified 诗 is a later abbreviation.

Open 诗 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
月月yuèmoon
Sound part声符shēngfú
良
良liáng朗lǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

朗 pairs 月, the moon, with 良 as a sound part.

Open 朗 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 誦; 诵 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
甬
甬yǒng誦sòng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 誦 pairs 言 (words) with 甬 to give the sound; the simplified 诵 is a later shorthand.

Open 诵 →

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