说书

說書

shuōshū

verb #54,185

Meanings

1 to perform traditional storytelling
2 traditional storytelling (folk art)

Characters

to speak; to tell

Examples

HSK 7-9

爷爷年轻时在茶馆说书。

Yéye niánqīng shí zài cháguǎn shuōshū.

When Grandpa was young, he told stories for a living in teahouses.

HSK 7-9

收音机里每天中午都有说书节目，很多老人爱听。

Shōuyīnjī lǐ měi tiān zhōngwǔ dōu yǒu shuōshū jiémù, hěnduō lǎorén ài tīng.

There is a storytelling program on the radio every day at noon, and many elderly people love it.

Tips

culture

说书 covers several regional arts: 评书 in the north is spoken only, while 弹词 in the south mixes speech and song. A professional storyteller is a 说书人, and the cliffhanger line 且听下回分解 at the end of chapters in old novels comes from this tradition.

Stroke Order

说 shuō

书 shū