小
说
About
The Chinese word 小说 is formed from the characters 小 ('small') and 说 ('to speak' or 'to tell'), creating a literal meaning of 'small talk' or 'minor tales'. This term originally described informal, spoken narratives considered trivial compared to serious literature, and it later specialized to denote fictional works, specifically novels and short stories.
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我喜欢读小说。
这本小说非常有趣。
他正在写一部历史小说。
这部小说的情节特别吸引人。
许多伟大的小说都反映了深刻的社会问题。