兮

xī · xi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)风(fēng)起(qǐ)兮(xī)云(yún)飞(fēi)扬(yáng)。

A great wind rises, and the clouds fly.

02

归(guī)去(qù)来(lái)兮(xī),田(tián)园(yuán)将(jiāng)芜(wú)。

Let me go home! The fields and garden will soon be overgrown.

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