Word information
Simplified小说
Traditional小說
Pinyinxiǎoshuō
Part of speech名
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.04
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 小说
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
说shuō
to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine; variant of 說|说[shuo1]
说话shuōhuàto speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
小xiǎosmall; tiny; few; young
小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child); CL:個|个[ge4]
小时xiǎoshíhour; CL:個|个[ge4]
小学xiǎoxuéelementary school; primary school