神话

神話

shénhuà

noun HSK 4 #5,525

Measure Word

一则神话 zé

Meanings

1 myth
2 mythology
3 legend

Characters

speech; words; story

Literally 'stories of the gods' — mythology.

Examples

中国有很多古老的神话。

Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō gǔlǎo de shénhuà.

China has many ancient myths.

孩子们喜欢听神话故事。

Háizimen xǐhuan tīng shénhuà gùshi.

Children like listening to mythological stories.

这只是一个神话，不是真的。

Zhè zhǐ shì yīge shénhuà, bù shì zhēn de.

This is just a myth, it's not real.

Tips

culture

Famous Chinese myths include 女娲补天 (Nǚwā mending the sky), 后羿射日 (Hòuyì shooting the suns), and 嫦娥奔月 (Cháng'é flying to the moon) — China even named its lunar program after 嫦娥.

In Pop Culture

西游记 Xīyóu Jì

Journey to the West

one of China's Four Great Novels, starring the Monkey King

Stroke Order

神 shén

话 huà