Definition

Examples

• 他最近写了一篇短篇小说。
  Tā zuìjìn xiě le yì piān duǎn piān xiǎoshuō.
  He recently wrote a short story.
• 这本散文集收录了十篇短篇。
  Zhè běn sǎnwén jí shōulù le shí piān duǎn piān.
  This essay collection includes ten short pieces.
• 读者更喜欢买短篇作品而不是长篇小说。
  Dúzhě gèng xǐhuan mǎi duǎn piān zuòpǐn ér bú shì chángpiān xiǎoshuō.
  Readers prefer buying short works over full-length novels.