Chinese symbol for “epic”
史诗
shǐ shī
Traditional: 史詩
an epic; poetic saga
The closest CC-CEDICT match for epic is 史诗 (shǐ shī), defined as: an epic; poetic saga.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “epic”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 史诗性 (史詩性) | shǐ shī xìng | epic |
| 史诗级 (史詩級) | shǐ shī jí | epic; impressive |
| 史诗般 (史詩般) | shǐ shī bān | epic |
| 炸裂 | zhà liè | to burst; to explode; to rupture; (neologism) (slang) amazing; epic; phenomenal |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 史诗.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 历史 (歷史) | lì shǐ | history; 门 (mén),段 (duàn) |
| 史上 | shǐ shàng | in history |
| 史料 | shǐ liào | historical material or data |
| 历史性 (歷史性) | lì shǐ xìng | historic |
| 有史以来 (有史以來) | yǒu shǐ yǐ lái | since the beginning of history |
| 诗人 (詩人) | shī rén | bard; poet |
| 诗歌 (詩歌) | shī gē | poem; measure word: 本 (běn), 首 (shǒu), 段 (duàn) |
| 诗词 (詩詞) | shī cí | verse |
See also: Japanese symbol for “epic”.
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