律诗

律詩

lǜshī

noun #83,578

Measure Word

一首律诗 shǒu

Meanings

1 regulated verse
2 strict classical Chinese poem in eight lines with fixed tonal and rhyme patterns

Characters

rule, regulation

Examples

律诗一般是八句,讲究对仗和平仄。

Lǜshī yìbān shì bā jù, jiǎngjiu duìzhàng hé píngzè.

Regulated verse is generally eight lines, with strict parallelism and tonal patterns.

杜甫的律诗写得最好。

Dù Fǔ de lǜshī xiě de zuì hǎo.

Du Fu wrote the best regulated verse.

这首五言律诗是唐代的代表作。

Zhè shǒu wǔyán lǜshī shì Tángdài de dàibiǎozuò.

This five-character regulated poem is a masterwork of the Tang dynasty.

Tips

culture

One of the two main forms of 近体诗 (regulated poetry). Eight lines, middle two couplets must be parallel (对仗), tones follow a fixed 平仄 pattern, and even-numbered lines rhyme.

usage

Split into 五律 (five characters per line) and 七律 (seven characters per line) depending on line length.

Stroke Order

律 lǜ

诗 shī