小说
English meaning: Novel / Fiction
Chinese (Simpl.) Definition
(中文)小说是以叙述故事情节、塑造人物形象为主的长篇文学作品，是中国最重要的文学体裁之一。
English Definition
A long narrative work of prose fiction. Classical Chinese novels include the 'Four Great Masterworks': Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国演义), Water Margin (水浒传), Journey to the West (西游记), and Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦). Modern Chinese literature produced Nobel laureate Mo Yan, whose magical-realist fiction draws on rural Chinese life.
Example
“《红楼梦》是中国古典文学的巅峰之作，被誉为中国百科全书式的小说。”
In English: “Dream of the Red Chamber is the pinnacle of classical Chinese literature, regarded as an encyclopedic novel of China.”
Synonyms
- fiction
- 故事
Literary Heritage
“床前明月光，疑是地上霜。举头望明月，低头思故乡。”
/Chuáng qián míng yuè guāng, yí shì dì shàng shuāng. Jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè, dī tóu sī gùxiāng./
“Before my bed the bright moonlight shines, I suspect it may be frost on the ground. I raise my head to gaze at the bright moon, then lower it and think of home.”
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Language information
- Language
- 中文
- Chinese (Simpl.)
- Script
- Han
- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Speakers
- 1.1B