xiǎo shuō
novel
fiction
CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
sè qíng xiǎo shuō
pornographic novel
dirty book
Xiǎo shuō Jiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō
a martial arts (wuxia) novel
tōng sú xiǎo shuō
popular fiction
light literature
zhāng huí xiǎo shuō
novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
Zhōng guó Xiǎo shuō Shǐ lüè
Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅
qiǎn zé xiǎo shuō
novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's 鲁迅 classification)
shén mó xiǎo shuō
supernatural novel
novel of ghosts and goblins
Gǔ jīn xiǎo shuō
Tales old and new by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙, collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话 tales
kē jì jīng sǒng xiǎo shuō
techno-thriller novel
science fiction thriller
Xiǎo shuō jiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
Gǔ jīn Xiǎo shuō
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620
Zhōng guó Xiǎo shuō Shǐ lüè
Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅