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title: "Shige Meaning: 诗歌 (poetry) or 时隔 (after an interval of)?"
description: "诗歌 (traditional 詩歌, shīgē) means “poetry; poems”. Not the shige you heard? See 时隔. Hear its tones, see what 诗 and 歌 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shige"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 诗歌 mean?

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诗歌 shīgē

## poetry; poems

## Its characters

1. 诗 shī poem
2. 歌 gē song

## In a sentence

她从小就喜欢读诗歌。 She has loved reading poetry since she was little.

[More about 诗歌](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AF%97%E6%AD%8C)

## Other words said shige

- [时隔shígéafter an interval of](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%B6%E9%9A%94)

## More words with 诗 or 歌

- [歌唱 gēchàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gechang)
- [歌词 gēcí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/geci)
- [歌曲 gēqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gequ)
- [歌声 gēshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gesheng)
- [歌手 gēshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/geshou)
- [诗词 shīcí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shici)
- [诗人 shīrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiren)

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