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长篇小说

Word · NounTraditional長篇小說

full-length novel; novel

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

full-length novel; novel

neutral

Refers to the literary genre of novels, as opposed to novellas or short stories. It often contains intricate storylines and a large cast of characters.

 《
Hóng红
lóu楼
mèng梦
 》
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
diǎn典
wén文
xué学
zhōng中
zuì最
zhù著
míng名
de的
cháng长
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
zhī之
yī一
 。

"Dream of the Red Chamber" is one of the most famous full-length novels in Chinese classical literature.

Tā他
huā花
le了
sān三
nián年
shí时
jiān间
cái才
xiě写
wán完
zhè这
bù部
cháng长
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
 。

It took him three years to finish writing this novel.

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Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
dú读
qíng情
jié节
qū曲
zhé折
de的
cháng长
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
 。

I enjoy reading novels with complicated plots.

Zhè这
bù部
cháng长
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
sù塑
zào造
le了
shàng上
bǎi百
gè个
rén人
wù物
xíng形
xiàng象
 。

This novel depicts over a hundred characters.