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Writing practice
Couplets: 对联 and 春联
Your Chinese neighbours have asked you to write the spring couplets for their door this New Year. Write a short blog post (200–400 characters) presenting your own couplet (a seven-character 上联 and 下联 and a four-character 横批) and explaining how the lines match in meaning, word class and tone, and where each is pasted.
- A seven-character 上联 and 下联, and a four-character 横批
- 对仗 explained: word classes matched pair by pair
- 平仄 explained: the key positions, and a 仄 ending for the 上联 and a 平 ending for the 下联
- The wishes expressed and where each line goes
Pick with a tap, a number key or Space. A Chinese keyboard on your device works in the box below too.
0 characters · aim for 200–400