诗篇

詩篇
shīpiān
noun #26,744

Measure Word

诗篇 shǒu

Meanings

  1. 1 a poem
  2. 2 a composition in verse
  3. 3 an epic chapter (figurative)
  4. 4 the Book of Psalms (biblical)

Examples

Lǐbái de shīpiān zhìjīn réng bèi rénmen guǎngfàn chuán sòng.
Li Bai's poems are still widely recited by people today.
Zhè duàn lìshǐ shì Zhōnghuá mínzú dǐkàng wài wǔ de yīngxióng shīpiān.
This period of history is a heroic epic of the Chinese nation resisting foreign aggression.

Tips

culture
诗篇 in a religious context refers to the biblical Book of Psalms (). In secular usage it can mean any poem or be used figuratively to describe a great or inspiring chapter of events.

Stroke Order

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