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小说
小說
xiǎoshuō
1.
novel
2.
fiction
3.
CL:[[本<běn>]], [[部<bù>]]
HSK 4
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (20)
小小说
xiǎoxiǎoshuō
flash fiction
小说家
Xiǎoshuōjiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought [[諸子百家|诸子百家<zhūzǐbǎijiā>]] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
小说家
xiǎoshuōjiā
novelist
非小说
fēixiǎoshuō
non-fiction
中篇小说
zhōngpiānxiǎoshuō
novella
古今小说
GǔjīnXiǎoshuō
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong [[馮夢龍|冯梦龙<FéngMènglóng>]], collection of late Ming baihua [[白話|白话<báihuà>]] tales published in 1620
史传小说
shǐzhuànxiǎoshuō
historical novel
影射小说
yǐngshèxiǎoshuō
roman à clef
微型小说
wēixíngxiǎoshuō
flash fiction
武侠小说
wǔxiáxiǎoshuō
a martial arts (wuxia) novel
短篇小说
duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō
narrative
神魔小说
shénmóxiǎoshuō
supernatural novel
科幻小说
kēhuànxiǎoshuō
science fiction novel
章回小说
zhānghuíxiǎoshuō
novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
色情小说
sèqíngxiǎoshuō
pornographic novel
虚构小说
xūgòuxiǎoshuō
fiction
言情小说
yánqíngxiǎoshuō
romantic fiction
谴责小说
qiǎnzéxiǎoshuō
novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's [[鲁迅]] classification)
通俗小说
tōngsúxiǎoshuō
popular fiction
长篇小说
chángpiānxiǎoshuō
long novel
Example Sentences (3)
当然，我每天都要看书。无论是普通杂志，还是著名小说，只要打开它们，就会发现，世界上有那么多有意思的事情，有那么多不一样的生活。
Dāngrán, wǒ měitiān dōu yào kànshū. Wúlùn shì pǔtōng zázhì, háishì zhùmíng xiǎoshuō, zhǐyào dǎkāi tāmen, jiù huì fāxiàn, shìjiè shàng yǒu nàme duō yǒu yìsi de shìqíng, yǒu nàme duō bù yíyàng de shēnghuó.
Of course, I read every day. Whether it is ordinary magazines or famous novels, as long as you open them, you will discover that there are so many interesting things in the world and so many different kinds of lives.
Text 3
另外，一些图书还有打折活动，其中，小说7.5折，地图8折，留学考试用书6折。
Lìngwài, yìxiē túshū hái yǒu dǎzhé huódòng, qízhōng, xiǎoshuō 7.5 zhé, dìtú 8 zhé, liúxué kǎoshì yòngshū 6 zhé.
In addition, some books also have discounts. Among them, novels are 25% off, maps are 20% off, and study abroad exam prep books are 40% off.
Text 4
听说她毕业后放弃了律师的工作，开始专门写小说，没想到她竟然成功了。
Tīngshuō tā bìyè hòu fàngqì le lǜshī de gōngzuò, kāishǐ zhuānmén xiě xiǎoshuō, méi xiǎngdào tā jìngrán chénggōng le.
I heard that after she graduated, she gave up her job as a lawyer and started writing novels full-time. Unexpectedly, she actually succeeded.
Text 3
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