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中篇小说

zhōng piān xiǎo shuōdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
novella
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2f89424a21554c65. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

中篇小說 中篇小说 [zhong1 pian1 xiao3 shuo1] /novella/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 中篇小說

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 篇
    piān

    sheet / piece of writing / bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) / classifier for written items: chapter, article

  • 小
    xiǎo

    small / tiny / few / young

  • 说
    shuì

    to persuade

    shuō

    to speak / to talk / to say / to explain / to comment / to scold / to tell off / (bound form) theory / doctrine

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.