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ID: 0669
Intermediate
Poems seem like they'd be a lot easier to write in Mandarin. Think of all the words that rhyme with 'shu': lu, chu, du, fu, bu, su, poo... oh wait a minute, that's English. Listen to this podcast on Chinese poetry and get inspired. And feel free to post your own poems in the comments section.
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 诗 | shī | poem; poetry | |
| 诗歌 | shīgē | poem; poetry | |
| 古诗 | gǔshī | ancient poem | |
| 唐诗 | tángshī | Tang poem |
你怎么在看唐诗三百首
nǐ 你zěnme 怎么zài 在kàn 看Tángshī sānbǎi shǒu 唐诗三百首
What are you doing reading ''300 Tang Poems?"
我喜欢啊读古诗是我从小的爱好
wǒ 我xǐhuan 喜欢ā 啊dú 读gǔshī 古诗shì 是wǒ 我cóngxiǎo 从小de 的àihào 爱好
I like it. Reading ancient poetry is a hobby of mine since childhood.
不会吧我毕业以后最高兴的就是不用再看再背一首古诗了你居然把它当做爱好
bùhuì 不会ba 吧wǒ 我bìyè 毕业yǐhòu 以后zuì 最gāoxìng 高兴de 的jiùshì 就是bùyòng 不用zài 再kàn 看zài 再bèi 背yī 一shǒu 首gǔshī 古诗le 了nǐ 你jūrán 居然bǎ 把tā 它dàngzuò 当做àihào 爱好
No way! What made me happiest about having graduated was not having to read or memorize a single ancient poem ever again. And then you go make a hobby out of it.
是啊这么美的语言你怎么会没感觉呢朗诵诗歌简直是一种享受
shì 是a 啊zhème 这么měi 美de 的yǔyán 语言nǐ 你zénme huì 怎么会méi 没gǎnjué 感觉ne 呢lǎngsòng 朗诵shīgē 诗歌jiǎnzhí 简直shì 是yī zhǒng 一种xiǎngshòu 享受
Yeah! Such beautiful language--how could it not invoke emotion in you? Reciting poetry is just such a pleasure.
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