抒情 shūqíng to express emotion
to express emotion; lyric
How to remember 抒情: 抒 to express + 情 feeling = to express emotion.
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How it is used
- To express feeling in art - 抒情诗 (shūqíng shī) a lyric poem, 抒情歌曲 a ballad.
- An artistic/literary term for the lyrical, emotion-voicing mode, contrasted with narrative (叙事) or descriptive writing.