体裁 tǐcái genre
genre; style; form of writing
How to remember 体裁: 体 body + 裁 to trim = genre.
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How it is used
- Genre / literary form - 这篇文章属于什么体裁?(zhè piān wénzhāng shǔyú shénme tǐcái?) what genre does this piece belong to?
- Literary term for the form (poem, essay, novel, drama). Note tǐcái, don't confuse with 题材.
- Contrast 题材 (tícái, subject matter/theme, what it's about); 体裁 is the form it takes, 题材 is the content.