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小说

xiǎo shuō

HSK 2 · word 1080 of 3,000

Meaning

• novel
• fiction

Measure word

本 běn or 部 bù

Example sentence

Characters in 小说

• 小 xiǎo small
• 说 shuō to speak; to talk; to say

小 small plus 说, to speak or a talk. Fiction was the lesser talk beside serious writing, and the name has stuck.

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