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律诗
律詩
lǚshī
1. regular verse
2. strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming

Character Breakdown

律
lǜ
statute, principle, regulation
HSK 4 9 丶
诗
shī
poetry; poem, verse, ode
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

七言律诗
qīyánlǚshī
verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines

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Chinese