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Usages of xiǎoshuō
她 的 理想 是 当 作家， 所以 很 喜欢 读 小说。Tā de lǐxiǎng shì dāng zuòjiā, suǒyǐ hěn xǐhuan dú xiǎoshuō.
Her ideal is to be a writer, so she really likes reading novels.
周末 我 喜欢 在 安静 的 房间 里 看 小说。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ kàn xiǎoshuō.
On weekends I like to read novels in a quiet room.
我 没 看 过 这 本 小说。wǒ méi kàn guo zhè běn xiǎoshuō.
I haven’t read this novel.
我们 周末 去 图书馆 看看 那 本 小说 吧。wǒmen zhōumò qù túshūguǎn kànkan nà běn xiǎoshuō ba.
Let’s go to the library this weekend and take a look at that novel.
我们 都 在 图书馆 里 安静 地 看 小说。wǒmen dōu zài túshūguǎn lǐ ānjìng de kàn xiǎoshuō.
We are all quietly reading novels in the library.
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