Classic and Modern Chinese Novels

Discover Chinese novels ranging from intimate modern portraits of rural life to the expansive family drama and fantastic journeys of China's great classical fiction.

Reading list

  1. 呼蘭河傳河hé — 1. river (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào)) 2. (bound form) the Yellow River 3. (bound form) the Milky Way 4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (hé fěn) (HSK 2)傳chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3) · 呼兰河传Tales of Hulan River

    蕭紅 · Xiao Hong

  2. 生死場生死shēng sǐ — life or death (HSK 7-9)場chǎng — 1. large place used for a specific purpose 2. stage 3. scene (of a play) 4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities 5. classifier for number of exams (HSK 2) · 生死场The Field of Life and Death

    蕭紅 · Xiao Hong

  3. 紅樓夢紅hóng — 1. red 2. popular 3. revolutionary 4. bonus (HSK 2)樓lóu — 1. house with more than 1 story 2. storied building 3. floor 4. classifier: 層 (céng), 座 (zuò), 棟 (dòng) (HSK 1)夢mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4) · 红楼梦Dream of the Red Chamber

    曹雪芹 · Cao Xueqin

  4. 西遊記西xī — west (HSK 1)記jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1) · 西游记Journey to the West

    吳承恩 · Wu Cheng'en