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对联

HSK 7-9

duìlián

couplet (traditional; often for New Year)

Explanation

pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway; CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2]

Examples

春风送暖入屠苏

chūn fēng sòng nuǎn rù tú sū

Spring wind brings warmth into Tu Su.

门对千条柳,

mén duì qiān tiáo liǔ,

The door faces thousands of willows.