| 诗 | shī | poem; CL: 首; poetry; verse; abbr. for Book of Songs 诗经 |
| 诗人 | shī rén | bard; poet |
| 诗歌 | shī gē | poem; CL:本,首,段 |
| 诗句 | shī jù | verse; CL:行 |
| 诗篇 | shī piān | a poem; a composition in verse; fig. epic (compared with historical epic); the biblical Book of Psalms |
| 诗经 | Shī Jīng | Shi Jing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五经 |
| 诗书 | shī shū | the Book of Songs 诗经 and the Book of History 书经; books or literature in general |
| 诗集 | shī jí | poetry anthology |
| 古诗 | gǔ shī | old verse; classical Chinese poem |
| 诗意 | shī yì | poetry; poetic quality or flavor |
| 律诗 | lǜ shī | regular verse; strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming |
| 史诗 | shǐ shī | an epic; poetic saga |
| 抒情诗 | shū qíng shī | lyric poetry; a lyric song; to serenade |
| 长诗 | cháng shī | long poem |
| 叙事诗 | xù shì shī | narrative poem |
| 旧诗 | jiù shī | old verse; poetry in the old style |
| 一节诗 | yī jié shī | stanza |
| 七言律诗 | qī yán lǜ shī | verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines; abbr. to 七律 |
| 十四行诗 | shí sì háng shī | sonnet |
| 反诗 | fǎn shī | verse criticizing officials; satirical verse |
| 史诗性 | shǐ shī xìng | epic |
| 史诗般 | shǐ shī bān | epic |
| 吟诗 | yín shī | to recite poetry |
| 唐诗 | Táng shī | Tang poetry; a Tang poem |
| 唐诗三百首 | Táng shī sān bǎi shǒu | Three hundred Tang dynasty poems, a stable anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅 |
| 唱诗班 | chàng shī bān | choir |
| 如诗如画 | rú shī rú huà | poetic and picturesque |
| 定场诗 | dìng chǎng shī | first soliloquy text (introducing opera character) |
| 山水诗 | shān shuǐ shī | landscape poetry |
| 情诗 | qíng shī | love poem |
| 感遇诗 | gǎn yù shī | a lament (poem) |
| 散文诗 | sǎn wén shī | prose poem |
| 朦胧诗 | méng lóng shī | Misty Poets |
| 乐府诗集 | yuè fǔ shī jí | Collection of yuefu lyric poems, compiled in 12th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩 |
| 歌诗达邮轮 | Gē shī dá Yóu lún | Costa Cruises (brand) |
| 留连论诗 | liú lián lùn shī | to continue to discuss a poem over a long period |
| 白话诗 | bái huà shī | free verse in the vernacular |
| 圣诗 | shèng shī | hymn |
| 能诗善文 | néng shī shàn wén | highly literate; lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose |
| 旧体诗 | jiù tǐ shī | poetry in the old style |
| 艳诗 | yàn shī | erotic verse |
| 诗坛 | shī tán | poetry circles; poetry world |
| 诗文 | shī wén | poetry and literature |
| 诗曰 | shī yuē | a poem goes: |
| 诗画 | shī huà | the collective name for poetry and paintings |
| 诗礼 | shī lǐ | the Book of Songs 书经 and Classic of Rites 礼记; a cultured well-read person |
| 诗稿 | shī gǎo | verse manuscript |
| 诗词 | shī cí | verse |
| 贫女诗 | pín nǚ shī | Poor Woman, long poem by Tang dynasty poet Qin Taoyu 秦韬玉 |
| 赋诗 | fù shī | to versify; to compose poetry |
