詩

shī

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

Noun

詩 (shī) is a Chinese word meaning “poem”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

abbr. for Shijing 詩經, the Book of Songs
poem
poetry
verse

Stroke order

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Example

他喜歡讀古代的詩。

He likes reading ancient poetry.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).