小说(xiǎo shuō): novel
novel
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 小说 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 小说 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
他喜欢看科幻小说。
tā xǐ huan kàn kē huàn xiǎo shuō
He likes reading science fiction novels.
这部小说很难读懂。
zhè bù xiǎo shuō hěn nán dú dǒng
This novel is difficult to understand.
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