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小说

xiǎoshuō

Description

小说是一种很长的故事书,里面有人物和很多情节。

A 小说 is a long storybook with characters and many plots.

很多人喜欢看小说,因为故事很有意思。

Many people like reading 小说 because the stories are very interesting.

Meanings

小说xiǎoshuō

novel; fiction; story book

我最近在看一本很好看的小说。

I've been reading a very good novel recently.

Related words

Notes

  • Etymology

    小 (small) + 说 (talk/tell), originally meaning minor tales or trivial talk.

  • Nuance

    小说 is written fiction; 故事 (story) can be spoken or shorter.

In videos

我在小说《木先生》里面写的白糖糕

A Fun Solo Day | Slow Mandarin Chinese · Mandarin with Hui

我本来是觉得自己不是那么适合写小说

恐怖分子 杨德昌 · 人人影视字幕

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