史诗
shǐ shī
Pinyin

Definition

史诗
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shǐ shī
  1. an epic
  2. poetic saga

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Shǐ
  1. 1 surname Shi
shǐ shàng
  1. 1 in history
lì shǐ
  1. 1 history
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],段[duàn]
shǐ cè
  1. 1 annals
shǐ qián
  1. 1 prehistory
Shǐ nǔ bǐ
  1. 1 Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
Shǐ mì sī
  1. 1 Smith (name)
shǐ liào
  1. 1 historical material or data
shǐ wú qián lì
  1. 1 unprecedented in history
Shǐ jì
  1. 1 Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Sī mǎ Qiān], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ]
shǐ shī
  1. 1 an epic
  2. 2 poetic saga
wén xué shǐ
  1. 1 history of literature
yǒu shǐ yǐ lái
  1. 1 since the beginning of history
lì shǐ xìng
  1. 1 historic
bìng shǐ
  1. 1 medical history
jiǎn shǐ
  1. 1 a brief history
luó màn shǐ
  1. 1 romance (loanword)
  2. 2 love affair
jìn dài shǐ
  1. 1 modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
yě shǐ
  1. 1 unofficial history
  2. 2 history as popular legends
Èr shí sì Shǐ
  1. 1 the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
  2. 2 fig. a long and complicated story

Idioms (2)

以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

Sample Sentences

嗯! 《海贼王》我都看了十来年了,如此经典的史诗大片,再等个一年,也只能说是心甘情愿了。
ng4 ! 《Hǎizéiwáng 》wǒ dōu kàn le shí lái nián le ,rúcǐ jīngdiǎn de shǐshī dàpiān ,zài děng gè yī nián ,yě zhǐnéng shuō shì xīn gān qíng yuàn le 。
Yeah! I've been watching One Piece for ten years. With such an epic series, I'm only more than happy to wait another year for the next episode.
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那我一定看不懂。生活压力这么大,为什么还要看这些需要动脑子的电影?所以我还是最喜欢搞笑片、科幻片这类轻松的题材。还有 《 指环王 》 这样的史诗传奇也不错。
nà wǒ yīdìng kàn bu dǒng 。shēnghuó yālì zhème dà ,wèishénme háiyào kàn zhèxiē xūyào dòng nǎozi de diànyǐng ?suǒyǐ wǒ hái shì zuì xǐhuan gǎoxiàopiàn 、kēhuànpiàn zhèlèi qīngsōng de tícái 。hái yǒu 《 zhīhuánwáng 》 zhèyàng de shǐshī chuánqí yě búcuò 。
I definitely wouldn't understand those. There are so many pressures in real life, why would I want to watch movies that require mental exertion? So, my favorites are still silly comedies, science fiction, and similar light-hearted themes. Also, Lord of the Rings and similar legendary epic-style dramas are also pretty good.
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