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    Referring to a novel with 小说 (xiǎoshuō)

    Topic & Focus

    Explanation

    小说 (xiǎoshuō) means "novel" or "fiction" and is the standard term for literary prose works. It covers all lengths of fiction and is used in phrases like 写小说 (write a novel) and 一本小说 (a novel).

    Examples

    • 我最近在看一本推理小说,特别精彩。

      Wǒ zuìjìn zài kàn yī běn tuīlǐ xiǎoshuō, tèbié jīngcǎi.

      I've been reading a mystery novel recently — it's really exciting.

    • 她从小就梦想写一本自己的小说。

      Tā cóngxiǎo jiù mèngxiǎng xiě yī běn zìjǐ de xiǎoshuō.

      She has dreamed of writing her own novel since she was little.

    • 这本小说已经被翻译成了二十多种语言。

      zhè běn xiǎoshuō yǐjīng bèi fānyì chéng le èrshí duō zhǒng yǔyán.

      This novel has already been translated into more than twenty languages.

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