连环画

連環畫

liánhuánhuà

noun #19,210

Measure Word

一本连环画 běn

Meanings

1 lianhuanhua (Chinese graphic novel/picture storybook)
2 comic strip

Characters

to link; continuous

picture; to draw

Examples

小时候我最喜欢看连环画。

Xiǎoshíhou wǒ zuì xǐhuan kàn liánhuánhuà.

When I was little, I loved reading picture storybooks.

这套连环画讲的是三国演义的故事。

Zhè tào liánhuánhuà jiǎng de shì Sānguó Yǎnyì de gùshi.

This set of lianhuanhua tells the story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Tips

culture

连环画 were China's most popular reading material from the 1920s-1980s. Small palm-sized books with one illustration per page, they adapted classics, revolutionary stories, and folktales. Vintage editions are now prized collectibles.

Stroke Order

连 lián

环 huán

画 huà