古诗 (古詩)
gǔ shī
Pinyin

Definition

古诗 (古詩)
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gǔ shī
  1. old verse
  2. Classical Chinese poem

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

古
Gǔ
  1. 1 surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
复古
fù gǔ
  1. 1 to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
  2. 2 to turn back the clock
  3. 3 neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
  4. 4 retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
上古
shàng gǔ
  1. 1 the distant past
  2. 2 ancient times
  3. 3 antiquity
  4. 4 early historical times
亘古
gèn gǔ
  1. 1 throughout time
  2. 2 from ancient times (up to the present)

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
前不见古人，后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
  1. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)

Sample Sentences

不催、不催。古诗说，清明时节雨纷纷，今天还真的下毛毛雨了呢。
bù cuī 、bù cuī 。gǔshī shuō ，qīngmíngshíjié yǔ fēnfēn ，jīntiān hái zhēnde xià máomáoyǔ le ne 。
No rush, no rush. Isn't there a classical poem that goes, "The rain falls in endless showers on Tomb Sweeping Festival." Today it really is drizzling.
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不会吧？我毕业以后最高兴的就是不用再看、再背一首古诗了。你居然把它当做爱好。
bùhuì ba ？wǒ bìyè yǐhòu zuì gāoxìng de jiùshì bùyòng zài kàn 、zài bèi yī shǒu gǔshī le 。nǐ jūrán bǎ tā dàngzuò àihào 。
No way! What made me happiest about having graduated was not having to read or memorize a single ancient poem ever again. And then you go make a hobby out of it.
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我喜欢啊。读古诗是我从小的爱好。
wǒ xǐhuan ā 。dú gǔshī shì wǒ cóngxiǎo de àihào 。
I like it. Reading ancient poetry is a hobby of mine since childhood.
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我跟你不一样，我从小就喜欢诗歌，特别是古诗。
wǒ gēn nǐ bùyīyàng ，wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan shīgē ，tèbié shì gǔshī 。
I'm not like you... I've liked poetry since I was little, and especially ancient poetry.
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