novel; fiction; minor gossip
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
novel; fiction (literary genre)
Refers to the literary genre of prose fiction, categorized by length into novels, novellas, and short stories.
Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
dú读
yī一
běn本
tuī推
lǐ理
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
She is reading a detective novel.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
xiǎo小
shuō说
jiā家
。
He is a famous novelist.
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Xiàn现
dài代
xiǎo小
shuō说
jīng经
cháng常
tàn探
tǎo讨
fù复
zá杂
de的
xīn心
lǐ理
wèn问
tí题
。
Modern fiction often explores complex psychological issues.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
bèi被
gǎi改
biān编
chéng成
le了
diàn电
yǐng影
。
This novel was adapted into a movie.
noun
unimportant talk; minor gossip
informalOften used with the rhotic suffix '儿' (小说儿) in informal contexts to mean trivial, unreliable talk.
Bié别
tīng听
nà那
xiē些
xián闲
rén人
de的
xiǎo小
shuō说
er儿
，
dōu都
shì是
xiā瞎
biān编
de的
。
Don't listen to those idlers' gossip; it's all made up.
Zhè这
bù不
guò过
shì是
xiē些
jiē街
tóu头
xiàng巷
wěi尾
de的
xiǎo小
shuō说
er儿
，
dàng当
bu不
dé得
zhēn真
。
This is just some street talk; don't take it seriously.