短篇 (duǎn piān) — short piece of writing; short story
Definition
短篇 pairs naturally with 小说 to form 短篇小说 ('short story'); on its own it is a literary/genre term for 'short (literary) work', contrasted with 长篇 ('full-length').
noun
short piece of writingshort story
Measure word · 篇
Examples
- 。Tā zuì jìn xiě le yì piān duǎn piān xiǎo shuō.He recently wrote a short story.
- 短篇。Zhè běn sǎn wén jí shōu lù le shí piān duǎn piān.This essay collection includes ten short pieces.
- 短篇。Dú zhě gèng xǐ huan mǎi duǎn piān zuò pǐn ér bú shì cháng piān xiǎo shuō.Readers prefer buying short works over full-length novels.
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