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格律

gélǜ
noun #49,932

Meanings

  1. 1 rules of classical prosody
  2. 2 metrical and tonal patterns of classical Chinese poetry

Examples

HSK 4
写古诗要懂格律。
Xiě gǔshī yào dǒng gélǜ.
To write classical poetry you have to understand prosody.
HSK 4
他研究唐诗格律多年。
Tā yánjiū Tángshī gélǜ duōnián.
He has studied the prosody of Tang poetry for years.
HSK 7-9
这首诗格律严谨，对仗工整。
Zhè shǒu shī gélǜ yánjǐn, duìzhàng gōngzhěng.
This poem follows strict prosody and has perfectly matched couplets.

Tips

history
格律 governs 近体诗 (regulated verse) crystallized in the Tang dynasty: fixed line count (4 or 8), character count per line (5 or 7), tonal patterns of 平/仄, strict rhyme, and parallel couplets in 律诗. 古体诗 (ancient-style verse) is by contrast largely free.
usage
Compare 格律诗 (regulated verse) with 自由诗 (free verse) - modern poets often abandon 格律 entirely.

Stroke Order

格 gé
律 lǜ