short story; novelette
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
short story; a work of prose fiction of limited length
formalA literary genre characterized by its brevity, focused plot, and limited number of characters. Often focuses on a single incident or character development.
Tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
xiě写
duǎn短
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
，
qíng情
jié节
zǒng总
shì是
chū出
rén人
yì意
liào料
。
He is good at writing short stories; the plots are always unexpected.
Zhè这
běn本
zá杂
zhì志
měi每
yuè月
kān刊
dēng登
yī一
piān篇
yōu优
xiù秀
duǎn短
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
This magazine publishes an excellent short story every month.
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Xiāng相
bǐ比
cháng长
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
，
wǒ我
gèng更
xǐ喜
huān欢
yuè阅
dú读
duǎn短
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
Compared to novels, I prefer reading short stories.