小说 小說 xiǎo shuō novel / fiction / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4] syn 流行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable syn 大众 大眾 dà zhòng the masses / the great bulk of the population / popular (of music, science etc) syn 滑稽 huá jī comical / funny / amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]) / huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang syn 发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn 人心 rén xīn popular feeling / the will of the people syn 热门 熱門 rè mén popular / hot / in vogue syn 科幻 kē huàn science fiction / abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想[ke1 xue2 huan4 xiang3] 火爆 huǒ bào fiery (temper) / popular / flourishing / prosperous / lively syn 民间 民間 mín jiān among the people / popular / folk / non-governmental / involving people rather than governments 神仙 shén xiān Daoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person syn 走红 走紅 zǒu hóng to be popular / to be in luck / to have good luck / to develop smoothly syn 抢手 搶手 qiǎng shǒu (of goods) popular / in great demand syn 民意 mín yì public opinion / popular will / public will syn 盛行 shèng xíng to be in vogue / to be popular / to be prevalent syn 后事 後事 hòu shì future events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements syn 奇幻 qí huàn fantasy (fiction) syn 风潮 風潮 fēng cháo tempest / wave (of popular sentiment etc) / craze or fad syn 卖座 賣座 mài zuò (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public / high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc) 科普 kē pǔ popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1xue2 pu3ji2]) / (attributive) popular science / (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms syn 风靡 風靡 fēng mǐ fashionable / popular syn 吃香 chī xiāng popular / in demand / well regarded syn 流行语 流行語 liú xíng yǔ popular jargon / catchword 普及 pǔ jí to spread extensively / to generalize / widespread / popular / universal / ubiquitous / pervasive syn 流行性 liú xíng xìng qualities that make sth popular or fashionable / (of a disease) epidemic syn 笑星 xiào xīng popular comedian / comic star 众望所归 眾望所歸 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval syn 言情小说 言情小說 yán qíng xiǎo shuō romance novel / romantic fiction 民心 mín xīn popular sentiment syn 同人 tóng rén people from the same workplace or profession / co-worker / colleague / pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc syn 拥戴 擁戴 yōng dài to give one's allegiance / (popular) support syn 纳豆 納豆 nà dòu nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan 风行 風行 fēng xíng to become fashionable / to catch on / to be popular syn 时兴 時興 shí xīng fashionable / popular syn 吃得开 吃得開 chī de kāi to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand syn 民俗 mín sú popular custom syn 歌厅 歌廳 gē tīng karaoke hall / singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs) 顺风耳 順風耳 shùn fēng ěr sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction) / fig. a well-informed person 公愤 公憤 gōng fèn public anger / popular indignation syn 民情 mín qíng circumstances of the people / popular sentiment / the mood of the people / popular customs syn 不得人心 bù dé rén xīn not to enjoy popular support / to be unpopular syn 托尔金 托爾金 tuō ěr jīn J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒 顺口溜 順口溜 shùn kǒu liū popular piece of doggerel / common phrase repeated as a jingle 奥特曼 奧特曼 ào tè màn Ultraman, Japanese science fiction superhero 民风 民風 mín fēng popular customs / folkways / the character of the people of a nation (or region etc) 黑店 hēi diàn lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. a scam / protection racket / daylight robbery 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng established by popular usage (idiom) / common usage agreement / customary convention syn 二人转 二人轉 èr rén zhuàn genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China 野史 yě shǐ unofficial history / history as popular legends 尚方宝剑 尚方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4] / imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill syn 民怨 mín yuàn popular grievance / complaints of the people 科教片 kē jiào piàn science education film / popular science movie 受欢迎 受歡迎 shòu huān yíng popular / well-received 花儿 花兒 huā ér style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia / CL:首[shou3] syn 处女座 處女座 chǔ nǚ zuò Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 室女座[Shi4 nu:3 zuo4] 射手座 shè shǒu zuò Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Ren2 ma3 zuo4] 科教 kē jiào science education / popular science 大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 飘香 飄香 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well syn 当红 當紅 dāng hóng currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc) 韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s) 科幻小说 科幻小說 kē huàn xiǎo shuō science fiction novel 评书 評書 píng shū pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction syn 蜡笔小新 蠟筆小新 là bǐ xiǎo xīn Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China 大公报 大公報 dà gōng bào Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name / Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong 小曲 xiǎo qǔ popular song / folk tune / ballad syn 貂蝉 貂蟬 diāo chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4] 民间传说 民間傳說 mín jiān chuán shuō popular tradition / folk legend 板面 板麵 bǎn miàn pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia 正史 zhèng shǐ the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends 科幻电影 科幻電影 kē huàn diàn yǐng science fiction movie 秦腔 qín qiāng Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera syn 秧歌 yāng ge Yangge, a popular rural folk dance 花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 热干面 熱乾面 rè gān miàn noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack 词话 詞話 cí huà form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty 刘慈欣 劉慈欣 liú cí xīn Liu Cixin (1963-), Chinese science fiction writer 生命在于运动 生命在於運動 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise. 肉夹馍 肉夾饃 ròu jiā mó lit. meat wedged in steamed bun / "Chinese burger" / sliced meat sandwich popular in north China 民变 民變 mín biàn mass uprising / popular revolt / civil commotion 大黄鱼 大黃魚 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking syn 火 huǒ fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86 syn 红 紅 hóng red / popular / revolutionary / bonus syn 普 pǔ general / popular / everywhere / universal syn 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 俗 sú custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular syn 绿林好汉 綠林好漢 lǜ lín hǎo hàn true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style) syn 窦娥冤 竇娥冤 dòu é yuān The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1]) 叶永烈 葉永烈 yè yǒng liè Ye Yonglie (1940-), popular science writer 八宝饭 八寶飯 bā bǎo fàn Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year 民怨沸腾 民怨沸騰 mín yuàn fèi téng seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over syn 花鼓戏 花鼓戲 huā gǔ xì opera form popular along Changjiang 诩 詡 xǔ to brag / popular / lovely syn 大行其道 dà xíng qí dào rampant / very popular syn 莎翁 shā wēng Shakespeare / slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4] 洛阳纸贵 洛陽紙貴 luò yáng zhǐ guì lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom) / fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes syn 山海经 山海經 shān hǎi jīng Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc 捧红 捧紅 pěng hóng to make popular / to make famous 虾兵蟹将 蝦兵蟹將 xiā bīng xiè jiàng shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) / useless troops (idiom) syn 