Definition
诗 (shī) is the general word for a poem or poetry, used for both individual works and the art form. 诗歌 (shīgē) is a more formal/literary term for poetry as a genre, while 诗词 (shīcí) specifically refers to classical Chinese verse forms (shi and ci).
noun
poempoetryverse
Measure word · 首
Easily confused
- 持chílook-aliketo hold; to grasp
- 是shìsound-aliketo be (linking verb, followed by a noun or noun phrase)
- 待dàilook-aliketo treat, to deal with (a person or a matter)
- 事shìsound-alikething; matter; affair
- 特tèlook-alikeespecially, particularly
- 时shísound-alike(noun) time, period, season
- 寺sìlook-alikeBuddhist temple
- 试shìsound-aliketo try; to test
- 使shǐsound-aliketo cause, to make (someone do something)
- 十shísound-aliketen
Examples
- 诗。Zhè shǒu shī xiě de zhēn hǎo.This poem is really well written.
- 诗。Tā xiě le yì shǒu guānyú chūntiān de shī.He wrote a poem about spring.
- 诗。Wǒ měitiān dōu huì dú yì shǒu shī.I read a poem every day.
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