章回小说 in English zhang1 hui2 xiao3 shuo1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Pinyin

zhang1 hui2 xiao3 shuo1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

章zhang1surname Zhang 回hui2to circle 小xiao3small 说shuo1to persuade