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神话

神話
shénhuà
noun HSK 4 #5,525

Measure Word

一则神话 zé

Meanings

  1. 1 myth
  2. 2 mythology
  3. 3 legend

Characters

神
shén
god; spirit
话
huà
speech; words; story
Literally 'stories of the gods' — mythology.

Examples

中国有很多古老的神话。
Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō gǔlǎo de shénhuà.
China has many ancient myths.
孩子们喜欢听神话故事。
Háizi men xǐhuan tīng shénhuà gùshi.
Children like listening to mythological stories.
这只是一个神话，不是真的。
Zhè zhǐshì yīgè shénhuà, bùshì zhēnde.
This is just a myth, it's not real.

Tips

culture
Famous Chinese myths include 女娲补天 (Nüwa mending the sky), 后羿射日 (Hou Yi shooting the suns), and 嫦娥奔月 (Chang'e flying to the moon) — China even named its lunar program after 嫦娥.

In Pop Culture

西游记 Xīyóujì
Journey to the West
One of China's Four Great Classical Novels, starring the Monkey King 孙悟空 on a mythological pilgrimage to fetch Buddhist scriptures.

Stroke Order

神 shén
话 huà