Writing
小说 (xiǎoshuō) — how to say "novel" in Chinese
小说
Novel, fiction
noun
Character composition
小
small
说
to speak
Radicals / Keys
小
Small
#42 · xiǎo · 3 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Collocations
看小说
kàn xiǎoshuō
read a novel
一本小说
yī běn xiǎoshuō
a novel
写小说
xiě xiǎoshuō
write a novel
Examples
他花了三个月的时间，终于写完了一本关于历史的长篇小说。
He spent three months and finally finished writing a long historical novel.
看小说。
Read a novel.
Frequently asked questions
Novel in Chinese translation
"novel" in Chinese is 小说 (xiǎoshuō).
小说 meaning in English
小说 (xiǎoshuō) means "Novel, fiction".
Novel Mandarin pinyin
It is pronounced xiǎoshuō (written as xiaoshuo). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "novel" in Chinese characters?
It is written 小说: 小 has 3 strokes, 说 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 小说?
小说 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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