小说

小说 xiǎoshuō in a sentence

Novel (fiction)

Full dictionary entry HSK 4 24 sentences

小说 (xiǎoshuō) means Novel (fiction). Below are 24 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这本 小说 很有名。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō hěn yǒumíng.

This novel is very famous.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 小说

我最近在看一本 小说 。

Wǒ zuìjìn zài kàn yì běn xiǎoshuō.

I have been reading a novel lately.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 小说

这是一部古典 小说 。

Zhè shì yí bù gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō.

This is a classical novel.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 古典

这是一本军事 小说 。

Zhè shì yì běn jūnshì xiǎoshuō.

This is a military novel.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 军事

他喜欢看侦探 小说 。

Tā xǐhuan kàn zhēntàn xiǎoshuō.

He likes reading detective novels.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 侦探

他的 小说 已经出版了。

Tā de xiǎoshuō yǐjīng chūbǎn le.

His novel has already been published.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 出版

这本推理 小说 很精彩。

Zhè běn tuīlǐ xiǎoshuō hěn jīngcǎi.

This detective novel is excellent.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 推理

这位作家写了很多 小说 。

Zhè wèi zuòjiā xiě le hěn duō xiǎoshuō.

This writer has written many novels.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 作家

这本 小说 的人物很生动。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō de rénwù hěn shēngdòng.

The characters in this novel are vivid.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 人物

这部 小说 的情节很曲折。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de qíngjié hěn qūzhé.

The plot of this novel is full of twists.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 情节

他从小就爱看武侠 小说 。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù ài kàn wǔxiá xiǎoshuō.

He has loved martial-arts novels since childhood.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 武侠

这部 小说 的构思非常巧妙。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de gòusī fēicháng qiǎomiào.

The conception of this novel is remarkably ingenious.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 构思

小说 批判了那种腐朽的观念。

Xiǎoshuō pīpàn le nà zhǒng fǔxiǔ de guānniàn.

The novel criticises that decadent way of thinking.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 腐朽

这部 小说 讲的是间谍的故事。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiǎng de shì jiàndié de gùshi.

This novel tells a spy story.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 间谍

这部 小说 深刻地描写了人性。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō shēnkè de miáoxiě le rénxìng.

This novel portrays human nature profoundly.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 人性

这部 小说 的写作手法很新颖。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de xiězuò shǒufǎ hěn xīnyǐng.

The writing technique of this novel is quite fresh.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 手法

小说 描写了主人公悲惨的一生。

Xiǎoshuō miáoxiě le zhǔréngōng bēicǎn de yìshēng.

The novel depicts the tragic life of its protagonist.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 悲惨

小说 揭露了人性中丑恶的一面。

Xiǎoshuō jiēlù le rénxìng zhōng chǒu'è de yí miàn.

The novel exposes the ugly side of human nature.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丑恶

他花了三年时间创作这部 小说 。

Tā huā le sān nián shíjiān chuàngzuò zhè bù xiǎoshuō.

He spent three years writing this novel.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 创作

这部 小说 讲的是一个报仇的故事。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiǎng de shì yí ge bàochóu de gùshi.

This novel tells a story of revenge.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 报仇

这部 小说 揭露了当时的剥削制度。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiēlù le dāngshí de bōxuē zhìdù.

This novel exposes the system of exploitation of the time.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 剥削

这部 小说 塑造了一个鲜活的人物。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō sùzào le yí ge xiānhuó de rénwù.

This novel creates a vivid character.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 塑造

这部 小说 描写了被压迫者的生活。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō miáoxiě le bèi yāpò zhě de shēnghuó.

This novel depicts the lives of the oppressed.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 压迫

小说 描写了一个人一步步堕落的过程。

Xiǎoshuō miáoxiě le yí ge rén yíbùbù duòluò de guòchéng.

The novel describes a man's step-by-step descent into depravity.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 堕落

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How is 小说 used in a sentence?

This page shows 24 sentences using 小说 (xiǎoshuō, "Novel (fiction)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Is 小说 an HSK word?

Yes — 小说 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

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