Word: 小说 (xiǎoshuō)

他们把这本小说变成戏剧。

Tāmen bǎ zhè běn xiǎoshuō biànchéng xìjù.

They made the novel into a drama.

他新出的小说叫什么？

Tā xīn chū de xiǎoshuō jiào shénme?

What's his new novel called?

他昨天看了一部最有趣的小说。

Tā zuótiān kànle yíbù zuì yǒuqù de xiǎoshuō.

He read a most interesting novel yesterday.

他最喜欢写历史题材的小说。

Tā zuì xǐhuan xiě lìshǐ tícái de xiǎoshuō.

He likes writing novels with historical subject matter best.

他最新的小说叫什么名字？

Tā zuìxīn de xiǎoshuō jiào shénme míngzi?

What's his most recent novel?

他正在创作一部新的小说。

Tā zhèngzài chuàngzuò yíbù xīn de xiǎoshuō.

He is writing a new novel.

他的新小说值得一读。

Tā de xīn xiǎoshuō zhíde yì dú.

His new novel is worth reading.

他辞职后潜心写小说。

Tā cízhí hòu qiánxīn xiě xiǎoshuō.

After quitting his job, he devoted himself to writing a novel.

你喜欢哪种文风的小说？

Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng wénfēng de xiǎoshuō?

What style of writing do you like in novels?

你读完那本小说了吗？

Nǐ dú wán nà běn xiǎoshuō le ma?

Have you finished reading that novel?

你读过中国古典小说吗？

Nǐ dúguo Zhōngguó gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō ma?

Have you read any classical Chinese novels?

你读过关于三国的小说吗？

Nǐ dúguo guānyú Sānguó de xiǎoshuō ma?

Have you read any novels about the Three Kingdoms?

你读过这本小说的序吗？

Nǐ dúguo zhè běn xiǎoshuō de xù ma?

Have you read the preface to this novel?

她写小说写得废寝忘食。

Tā xiě xiǎoshuō xiě de fèiqǐnwàngshí.

She is so wrapped up in writing her novel that she forgets to sleep or eat.

她喜欢语文，常常读小说。

Tā xǐhuan yǔwén, chángcháng dú xiǎoshuō.

She likes language and literature, and often reads novels.

她在5年里写了5本小说。

Tā zài wǔ nián lǐ xiěle wǔ běn xiǎoshuō.

She wrote 5 novels in 5 years.

她年轻时涉猎过不少外国小说。

Tā niánqīng shí shèlièguo bùshǎo wàiguó xiǎoshuō.

When she was young, she read through quite a few foreign novels.

小说把农村生活刻画得真实。

Xiǎoshuō bǎ nóngcūn shēnghuó kèhuà de zhēnshí.

The novel portrays village life very realistically.

小说里的人物写得很丰满。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de rénwù xiě de hěn fēngmǎn.

The characters in the novel are very well rounded.

小说里的曹操很奸诈。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de Cáo Cāo hěn jiānzhà.

The Cao Cao in the novel is very treacherous.

小说里的角色写得很丰满。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de juésè xiě de hěn fēngmǎn.

The characters in the novel are fully rounded.

小说里的诸葛亮聪明过人。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de Zhūgě Liàng cōngmingguò rén.

The Zhuge Liang in the novel is exceptionally clever.

小说里的转折让我很吃惊。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de zhuǎnzhé ràng wǒ hěn chījīng.

The twist in the novel surprised me a lot.

我不喜欢没有英雄的小说。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan méiyǒu yīngxióng de xiǎoshuō.

I don't like novels without heroes.

我不看他的小说。

Wǒ bú kàn tā de xiǎoshuō.

I do not read his novels.

我哥哥经常熬夜看小说。

Wǒ gēge jīngcháng áoyè kàn xiǎoshuō.

My brother would often stay up all night reading novels.

我喜欢读美国小说。

Wǒ xǐhuan dú Měiguó xiǎoshuō.

I like reading American novels.

我喜欢读这本小说。

Wǒ xǐhuan dú zhè běn xiǎoshuō.

I have enjoyed reading this novel.

我记得以前读过这本小说。

Wǒ jìde yǐqián dúguo zhè běn xiǎoshuō.

I remember reading this novel before.

这不是一个很有趣的小说。

Zhè bú shì yí gè hěn yǒuqù de xiǎoshuō.

It wasn't a very interesting novel.

这是我所读过的最有趣的小说。

Zhè shì wǒ suǒ dúguo de zuì yǒuqù de xiǎoshuō.

That was the most interesting novel that I had ever read.

这显然是今年出版的最好的小说。

Zhè xiǎnrán shì jīnnián chūbǎn de zuìhǎo de xiǎoshuō.

This is by far the best novel that has been published this year.

这本小说塑造了一位勇敢的母亲。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō sùzàole yí wèi yǒnggǎn de mǔqīn.

This novel portrays a brave mother.

这本小说已经上了畅销书排行榜。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō yǐjīng shàng le chàngxiāoshū páihángbǎng.

This novel has already made the bestseller charts.

这本小说已被翻译成多国语言。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō yǐ bèi fānyì chéng duō guó yǔyán.

The novel has been translated into many languages.

这本小说很无聊。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō hěn wúliáo.

This novel is boring.

这本小说我爱不释手。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō wǒ àibúshìshǒu.

I can't put this novel down.

这本小说的作者是谁？

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě shì shéi?

Who is the author of this story?

这本小说的故事很引人入胜。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō de gùshi hěn yǐnrénrùshèng.

The story of this novel is fascinating.

这篇小说结尾很隽永吗？

Zhè piān xiǎoshuō jiéwěi hěn juànyǒng ma?

Is the ending of this novel really so profound and memorable?

这部电影是根据一本小说改编的。

Zhè bù diànyǐng shì gēnjù yìběn xiǎoshuō gǎibiān de.

This movie was adapted from a novel.

那本小说不适合儿童。

Nà běn xiǎoshuō bú shìhé értóng.

That novel isn't for children.

那本小说的作者是谁呢？

Nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě shì shéi ne?

Who is the author of the novel?

那本小说的结尾非常扣人心弦。

Nà běn xiǎoshuō de jiéwěi fēicháng kòurénxīnxián.

The ending of that novel is very exciting.

鲁迅的小说让我看到了那个时代。

Lǔ Xùn de xiǎoshuō ràng wǒ kàndàole nàge shídài.

Lu Xun's fiction let me see what that era was like.