章回小說 zhāng huí xiǎo shuō

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

章 zhāng
HSK 4
composition; chapter, section
回 huí
HSK 1
return, turn around; a time
小 xiǎo
HSK 1
small, tiny, insignificant
說 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid