短篇小说 (duǎn piān xiǎo shuō): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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短篇小说
短篇小说 (duǎn piān xiǎo shuō): Short story (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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短 • duǎn • short • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
duǎn
短
short
篇 • piān • sheet • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
piān
篇
sheet
小 • xiǎo • small • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
xiǎo
小
small
说 • shuō • speak • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shuō
说
speak
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Example Sentences with 短篇小说
Tā
他
xǐ
喜
huān
欢
dú
读
duǎn
短
piān
篇
xiǎo
小
shuō
说
。
He likes reading short stories.
Zhè
这
piān
篇
duǎn
短
piān
篇
xiǎo
小
shuō
说
zhǐ
只
yǒu
有
sān
Tā
她
chū
出
bǎn
版
le
了
yī
一
běn
本
duǎn
短
piān
篇
xiǎo
小
三
yè
页
。
This short story is only three pages long.
shuō
说
jí
集
。
She published a collection of short stories.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 短篇小说.
Words with
短
短裤
duǎn kù
short pants
短信
duǎn xìn
text message; SMS
短处
duǎn chù
shortcoming
短期
duǎn qī
short term
缩短
suō duǎn
shorten; curtail; cut down
短促
duǎn cù
very brief; pressed for time; short
短缺
duǎn quē
shortage
长短
cháng duǎn
length
Words with
篇
篇幅
piān fú
length (of a written work) / extent
一篇
yì piān
one article or piece
篇章
piān zhāng
chapter; section
这篇
zhè piān
this article or piece
Words with
小
小姐
xiǎo jiě
Miss; young lady
小学
xiǎo xué
elementary school; primary school
小学生
xiǎo xué shēng
primary school student
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
child
Words with
说
说话
shuō huà
speak
听说
tīng shuō
to hear (sth said)
再说
zài shuō
to say again
小说
xiǎo shuō
novel
长篇
cháng piān
long piece (of writing); lengthy
姊妹篇
zǐ mèi piān
companion piece (e.g., book, film)
篇文章
piān wén zhāng
article piece
千篇一律
qiān piān yī lǜ
stereotyped; monotonous; all the same
从小
cóng xiǎo
from childhood
小时
xiǎo shí
hour
小孩儿
xiǎo hái r
child; kid
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
说明
shuō míng
to explain; instruction
说法
shuō fǎ
to expound Buddhist teachings
说明书
shuō míng shū
(technical) manual
传说
chuán shuō
legend; lore
