novel in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 小说 with this easy mnemonic:

I only have a small (小) say (说) in the title of this novel, even though I was the main author.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 小
• 说

• 说不定
• 传说
• 说了算
• 小心
• 说法
• 说谎
• 小偷
• 小朋友
• 说话
• 说实话
• 也就是说
• 听说
• 说说
• 小时候
• 小伙子
• 小子

The reading of 小说 is xiǎo shuō.

You can remember how to say 小说 with this useful mnemonic:

I shall (xiǎo) turn over the responsibility of naming my book to my publishers, who have real showmanship (shuō) and will know what titles will attract readers.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like novel and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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