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诗

shī · shi/Shī · shi

Traditional 詩

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure word: 首 shǒu

Meaning

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shī 詩

  1. poem
  2. poetry
  3. verse

Shī 詩

  1. abbr. for Shijing 詩經 / 诗经 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs
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In a conversation

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A poem for Mom

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)妈妈(māma)的(de)生日(shēngrì)。

    Today is Mom's birthday.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)写(xiě)一首(yīshǒu)诗(shī)给(gěi)她(tā)。

    I want to write her a poem.

  3. Liangliang

    写(xiě)诗(shī)很(hěn)难(nán)，你(nǐ)写(xiě)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Writing a poem is hard. What did you write?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)，妈妈(māma)，你(nǐ)做(zuò)的(de)饭(fàn)真(zhēn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    I wrote: Mom, the meals you cook are really tasty.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)诗(shī)吗(ma)？

    Is this a poem?

  6. Dengdeng

    诗(shī)都(dōu)很(hěn)短(duǎn)，妈妈(māma)会(huì)喜欢(xǐhuan)的(de)。

    Poems are all short. Mom will like it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)觉(jué)得(de)这(zhè)些(xiē)诗(shī)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？

What do you think of these poems?

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by grindeldore · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)首(shǒu)诗(shī)是(shì)昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)写(xiě)的(de)。

This poem was written last night.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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