武侠小说
wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō
Pinyin

Definition

武侠小说
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wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō
  1. a martial arts (wuxia) novel

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小小
xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 very small
  2. 2 very few
  3. 3 very minor
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
大大小小
dà dà xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 large and small
  2. 2 of all sizes
大小
dà xiǎo
  1. 1 dimension
  2. 2 magnitude
  3. 3 size
  4. 4 measurement
  5. 5 large and small
  6. 6 at any rate
  7. 7 adults and children
  8. 8 consideration of seniority
威武
wēi wǔ
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable
小三
xiǎo sān
  1. 1 mistress
  2. 2 the other woman (coll.)
  3. 3 grade 3 in elementary school
小丑
xiǎo chǒu
  1. 1 clown
小事
xiǎo shì
  1. 1 trifle
  2. 2 trivial matter
  3. 3 CL:點|点[diǎn]
小伙
xiǎo huǒ
  1. 1 young guy
  2. 2 lad
  3. 3 youngster
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi
  1. 1 young man
  2. 2 young guy
  3. 3 lad
  4. 4 youngster
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
小便
xiǎo biàn
  1. 1 to urinate
  2. 2 to pass water
  3. 3 urine
小偷
xiǎo tōu
  1. 1 thief
小儿
xiǎo ér
  1. 1 young child
  2. 2 (humble) my son
小区
xiǎo qū
  1. 1 neighborhood
  2. 2 district
小吃
xiǎo chī
  1. 1 snack
  2. 2 refreshments
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
小品
xiǎo pǐn
  1. 1 short, simple literary or artistic creation
  2. 2 essay
  3. 3 skit
小型
xiǎo xíng
  1. 1 small scale
  2. 2 small size
小妹
xiǎo mèi
  1. 1 little sister
  2. 2 girl
  3. 3 (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
小姐
xiǎo jie
  1. 1 young lady
  2. 2 miss
  3. 3 (slang) prostitute
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]

Idioms (20)

上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大事化小，小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
小作怡情，大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
  1. 1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
小学而大遗
xiǎo xué ér dà yí
  1. 1 to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
小山包包
xiǎo shān bāo bao
  1. 1 a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)
小巫见大巫
xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū
  1. 1 lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison
小心翼翼
xiǎo xīn yì yì
  1. 1 cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully
  2. 2 prudent
  3. 3 gently and cautiously

Sample Sentences

功夫片、武侠片、武侠小说
gōngfupiàn 、wǔxiápiàn 、wǔxiá xiǎoshuō
Kung Fu movie, martial arts movie, martial arts novel
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真正的文学啊，不是言情小说、不是武侠小说、也不是成功励志、心灵修养，是有思想的散文，或是能够反映真实人生的小说。
zhēnzhèng de wénxué ā ，bùshì yánqíng xiǎoshuō 、bùshì wǔxiá xiǎoshuō 、yě bùshì chénggōng lìzhì 、xīnlíng xiūyǎng ，shì yǒu sīxiǎng de sǎnwén ，huòshì nénggòu fǎnyìng zhēnshí rénshēng de xiǎoshuō 。
Real literature, not romance novels, not martial arts novels, not inspirational books, not spiritual books, prose with thinking behind it or novels that reflect real life.
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你就知道武侠小说。还是否决。我可不想让孩子一辈子平庸。
nǐ jiù zhīdào wǔxiá xiǎoshuō 。hái shì fǒujué 。wǒ kě bù xiǎng ràng háizi yībèizi píngyōng 。
You only know about martial arts novels. I'm vetoing it. I definitely don't want the baby to be mediocre his whole life [the character ''yong" here implies ''middle."--Ed.]
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