Master Chinese Poetry with These 5 Insider Rules

Master Chinese Poetry with These 5 Insider Rules

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643 Video Views·Nov 14, 2025  #ChinesePoetry #TangPoem #LearnChineseNow

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Simplified:

Traditional:

Cǎo

Grass

Simplified:
离离原上草,
Traditional:
離離原上草,

Lí lí yuán shàng cǎo,
Lush lush plain on grass

Simplified:
一岁一枯荣。
Traditional:
一歲一枯榮。
Yī suì yī kū róng
One year one wither flourish

Simplified:
野火烧不尽,
Traditional:
野火燒不盡,
Yě huǒ shāo bú jìn,
Wild fire burn no finish

Simplified:
春风吹又生。
Traditional:
春風吹又生。
Chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng
Spring wind blow again reborn

Simplified:
远芳侵古道,
Traditional:
遠芳侵古道,
Yuǎn fāng qīn gǔ dào,
Far fragrance invade ancient road

Simplified:
晴翠接荒城。
Traditional:
晴翠接荒城。
Qíng cuì jiē huāng chéng.
Sunny emerald-green meet abandoned city

Simplified:
又送王孙去,
Traditional:
又送王孫去,
Yòu sòng wáng sūn qù,
Again send king grandson go

Simplified:
萋萋满别情。
Traditional:
萋萋滿別情。
Qīqī mǎn bié qíng.
Lush Lush full parting feeling



New-and-improved translation:

Lush grasses on the plain,
Each year withering and then flourishing.

The wildfires can’t extinguish them
Spring winds blow and the grasses come back to life

The faraway fragrance invades the ancient road
Emerald green under the sun meets the abandoned city

I send off the nobleman’s son again
Lush grass, I’m full of emotions of parting.



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