英雄传 (yīng xióng chuán) — legend of heroes; heroic biography
Definition
A literary genre: a narrative biography of one or more heroes, often the title of a novel (e.g. 《水浒传》). Not used for modern biographical writing — for that, use 传记.
noun
legend of heroesheroic biography
Examples
- 《英雄传》。Wǒ zuì jìn zài kàn yí bù jiào 《yīng xióng chuán》 de xiǎo shuō.I'm currently reading a novel called Heroes' Biography.
- 《英雄传》。《yīng xióng chuán》 Shì zhōng guó wén xué zhōng de jīng diǎn zuò pǐn.Heroes' Biography is a classic work in Chinese literature.
- 《英雄传》？Nǐ yǐ jīng dú wán 《yīng xióng chuán》 liǎo ma?Have you finished reading Heroes' Biography?
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