言情小说 (yán qíng xiǎo shuì) — romance novel; love story (genre label in Chinese literature and media)
Definition
A 'romance novel' as a genre label — fiction centered on love stories, the standard term in Chinese publishing and media (book covers, streaming categories).
noun
romance novellove story (genre label in Chinese literature and media)
Measure word · 本
Examples
- 言情小说，。Tā zuì xǐ huan kàn yán qíng xiǎo shuì, yóu qí shì gǔ dài bèi jǐng de nà zhǒng.She loves reading romance novels, especially those set in ancient times.
- 言情小说，。Zhè běn yán qíng xiǎo shuì xiě dé tè bié gǎn rén, wǒ kàn kū le sān cì.This romance novel is especially moving — I cried three times reading it.
- 言情小说。Xiàn zài de yán qíng xiǎo shuì gǎi biān chéng le hěn duō rè mén diàn shì jù.Many romance novels are now being adapted into popular TV series.
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