perform storytelling; narrate traditional tales
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Meanings
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to perform traditional Chinese storytelling (such as pingshu, pinghua, or tanci)
Refers specifically to the traditional Chinese performing art of storytelling, usually performed by a solo artist using a folding fan and a wooden gavel (醒木) as props. Distinct from casual storytelling (讲故事).
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
yì艺
rén人
zài在
chá茶
guǎn馆
lǐ里
shuō说
le了
sān三
shí十
nián年
shū书
。
This old artist has been performing storytelling at the teahouse for thirty years.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
，
wǒ我
zuì最
ài爱
tīng听
yé爷
ye爷
shuō说
shū书
。
When I was young, I loved listening to Grandpa perform storytelling the most.
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Shuō说
shū书
rén人
shǒu手
chí持
zhé折
shàn扇
，
zhuō桌
shàng上
fàng放
zhe着
xǐng醒
mù木
。
The storyteller holds a folding fan, with a wooden gavel placed on the table.
Zhè这
jiā家
shū书
chǎng场
měi每
tiān天
wǎn晚
shàng上
dōu都
yǒu有
rén人
shuō说
shū书
。
Someone performs storytelling at this storyhouse every evening.