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史诗 (shǐ shī): Epic (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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史 • shǐ • history; historical records or annals

shǐ史

history; historical records or annals

诗 • shī • poetry; verse • HSK 2.0 L5

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shī诗

poetry; verse

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Pinyinshǐ shī

Meaningepic

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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More common words that include characters from 史诗.

Words with 史

历史lì shǐhistory
史无前例shǐ wú qián lìunprecedented / without precedent
史册shǐ cèannals, historical records
史前shǐ qiánprehistoric
太史tài shǐTaishi; a compound Chinese surname
病史bìng shǐmedical history
稗史bàishǐinformal history; unofficial records
历史性lì shǐ xìnghistoric, historical

Words with 诗

诗人shī rénbard
诗歌shī gēpoem
诗词shī cípoetry; poems and lyrics
诌诗zhōushīimprovise a poem; make up a poem on the spot

诗句

shī jù

verse; line of poetry

诗意shī yìpoetic quality; poetry

诗集shī jípoetry collection

酒虎诗龙jiǔ hǔ shī lóngA person who is both a heavy drinker and a talented poet.

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Example Sentences with 史诗

Zhè这

shì是

yī一

bù部

wěi伟

dà大

de的

shǐ史

shī诗

。

This is a great epic.

《

Ào奥

dé德

sài赛

》

shì是

gǔ古

xī希

là腊

de

Zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

jiǎng讲

shù述

le了

yī一

duàn段

shǐ

的

zhù著

míng名

shǐ史

shī诗

。

The Odyssey is a famous ancient Greek epic.

史

shī诗

bān般

de的

mào冒

xiǎn险

lǚ旅

chéng程

。

This movie tells an epic adventure journey.