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起承转合
qǐ chéng zhuǎn hé
What 起承转合 means
- idiomfour-part structure of a composition: introduction, elucidation, pivot (shift in perspective), synthesis; (fig.) coherent structural progression in writing, narrative, or any unfolding process
The characters in 起承转合
- 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
- 承chéngto bear; to carry; to hold
- 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer
- 合héto close; to join; to fit
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