Meaning of 章回体
章回体 means a narrative structure used in traditional Chinese novels, dividing the work into titled chapters (回) that summarize the content of each section. Pronounced zhāng huí tǐ.
- a narrative structure used in traditional Chinese novels, dividing the work into titled chapters (回) that summarize the content of each section
Definitions & Examples
《
Sān三
Guó国
Yǎn演
Yì义
》
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
diǎn典
zhāng章
huí回
tǐ体
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
dài代
biǎo表
zuò作
。
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a representative work of classical Chinese chapter-based novels.
Zhāng章
huí回
tǐ体
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
měi每
huí回
kāi开
tóu头
tōng通
cháng常
yǒu有
yī一
shǒu首
shī诗
cí词
diǎn点
míng明
zhǔ主
tí题
。
Each chapter of a traditional chapter-based novel usually begins with a poem that highlights the theme.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiě写
zuò作
fāng方
shì式
jì继
chéng承
le了
Sòng宋
Yuán元
huà话
běn本
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
，
xíng形
chéng成
le了
dú独
tè特
de的
zhāng章
huí回
tǐ体
jié结
gòu构
。
This writing style inherited the tradition of Song and Yuan dynasty storytelling scripts, forming a unique chapter-based structure.
Yǔ与
xiàn现
dài代
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
lián连
guàn贯
xù叙
shì事
bù不
tóng同
，
zhāng章
huí回
tǐ体
gèng更
qiáng强
diào调
gù故
shi事
de的
duàn段
luò落
gǎn感
。
Unlike the continuous narrative of modern novels, the chapter-based format emphasizes a segmented feel to the story.
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