Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
小说
xiǎoshuō
Description
小说是一种很长的故事，里面有很多人物和事情。
A 小说 is a long story with many characters and events.
很多人喜欢在家里看小说，也有人喜欢写小说。
Many people like to read 小说 at home, and some like to write 小说.
Meanings
小说xiǎoshuō
novel; fiction; a long made-up story
我昨天看了一本很好看的小说。
I read a very good novel yesterday.
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Notes
- Etymology
小 (small) + 说 (talk); originally meant "minor talk" or trivial stories.
- Nuance
小说 is written fiction; 故事 is a broader word for any story.
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