史诗

史詩

shǐshī

noun #16,495

Meanings

1 epic
2 epic poem

Characters

Examples

《格萨尔王传》是藏族的史诗。

《 Gé sà'ěr Wáng Zhuàn 》 shì Zāngzú de shǐshī.

The Epic of King Gesar is a Tibetan epic.

这部电影堪称史诗级别的大作。

Zhèbù diànyǐng kānchēng shǐshī jíbié de dàzuò.

This movie can be called an epic-level masterpiece.

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usage

史诗 is used both literally (epic poems like Homer's Iliad) and colloquially to describe anything grand in scale: 史诗级 means 'epic-level.'

Stroke Order

史 shǐ

诗 shī