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

Lǐ Bái de shīpiān zhìjīn réng bèi rénmen guǎngfàn chuánsòng.
Li Bai's poems are still widely recited by people today.
Zhè duàn lìshǐ shì Zhōnghuá mínzú dǐkàng wàiwǔ 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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