章回小說 zhāng huí xiǎo shuō

traditional Chinese chaptered novel

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet

Characters

Character Meaning
章 zhāng HSK 4
chapter; section; regulation
回 huí HSK 1
to go back; to return; to turn around
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
說 shuō
to say; to speak; to explain