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shī
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. poem
  2. 2. poetry
  3. 3. verse

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Words Containing 诗

轩尼诗
xuān ní shī

Hennessy (cognac)

白话诗
bái huà shī

free verse in the vernacular

史诗
shǐ shī

an epic

唱诗班
chàng shī bān

choir

艳诗
yàn shī

erotic verse

情诗
qíng shī

love poem

诗律
shī lǜ

meters and forms of versification

吟诗
yín shī

to recite poetry

唐诗三百首
táng shī sān bǎi shǒu

Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[sūn zhū]

散文诗
sǎn wén shī

prose poem

反诗
fǎn shī

verse criticizing officials

十四行诗
shí sì háng shī

sonnet

诗情画意
shī qíng huà yì

picturesque charm

卑诗
bēi shī

British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from \BC\)

诗书
shī shū

the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[shī jīng] and the Book of History 書經|书经[shū jīng]

能诗善文
néng shī shàn wén

highly literate

抒情诗
shū qíng shī

lyric poetry

元诗四大家
yuán shī sì dà jiā

the four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集[yú jí], 範梈|范梈[fàn pēng], 楊載|杨载[yáng zài] and 揭傒斯[jiē xī sī]

诗礼
shī lǐ

the Book of Songs 書經|书经[shū jīng] and Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì]

韵诗
yùn shī

rhyming verse

诗仙
shī xiān

\immortal of poetry\, epithet of Li Bai 李白[lǐ bái]

圣诗
shèng shī

hymn

诗句
shī jù

verse

律诗
lǜ shī

regular verse

诗稿
shī gǎo

verse manuscript

打油诗
dǎ yóu shī

humorous poem

游吟诗人
yóu yín shī rén

troubadour; bard

诗体
shī tǐ

poetic form or genre

叙事诗
xù shì shī

narrative poem

诗坛
shī tán

poetry circles

定场诗
dìng chǎng shī

first soliloquy text (introducing opera character)

挽诗
wǎn shī

elegy

长诗
cháng shī

long poem

诗经
shī jīng

Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[wǔ jīng]

诗文
shī wén

poetry and literature

诗曰
shī yuē

a poem goes:

近体诗
jìn tǐ shī

a genre of poetry, developed in the Tang Dynasty, characterized by its strict form

诗词
shī cí

verse

诗圣
shī shèng

\sage of poetry\, epithet of Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ]

诗人
shī rén

bard

今体诗
jīn tǐ shī

same as 近體詩|近体诗[jìn tǐ shī]

诗意
shī yì

poetry

唐诗
táng shī

Tang poetry; a Tang poem

诗篇
shī piān

a poem

赋诗
fù shī

to versify

古体诗
gǔ tǐ shī

a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line

诗集
shī jí

poetry anthology

题诗
tí shī

to inscribe a poem (often, composed on the spot) on a painting, fan or ceramic bowl etc as a work of calligraphy

留连论诗
liú lián lùn shī

to continue to discuss a poem over a long period

诗画
shī huà

poetry and pictorial art

史诗性
shǐ shī xìng

epic

如诗如画
rú shī rú huà

(of scenery) stunning

诗话
shī huà

a genre of narrative literature interspersing prose with poetry, popular in the Tang and Song dynasties

歌诗达邮轮
gē shī dá yóu lún

Costa Cruises (brand)

七言律诗
qī yán lǜ shī

verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines

一节诗
yī jié shī

stanza

朦胧诗
méng lóng shī

Misty Poetry, a post-Cultural Revolution poetry movement

山水诗
shān shuǐ shī

shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry

史诗般
shǐ shī bān

epic

诗歌
shī gē

poem

古诗
gǔ shī

Classical Chinese poem

乐府诗集
yuè fǔ shī jí

Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads, compiled in the 11th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩[guō mào qiàn]

感遇诗
gǎn yù shī

a lament (poem)