Chinese Short Stories

Read modern Chinese short stories by Lu Xun, Yu Dafu, and other major writers, from social satire and psychological fiction to playful retellings of myth.

Reading list

  1. 狂人日記狂kuáng — 1. mad 2. wild 3. violent (HSK 5)人rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)日記rì jì — 1. diary 2. classifier: 則 (zé), 本 (běn), 篇 (piān) (HSK 4) · 狂人日记Diary of a Madman

    魯迅 · Lu Xun · 吶喊

  2. 祝福祝福zhù fú — 1. blessings 2. to wish sb well (HSK 4)New Year's Sacrifice

    魯迅 · Lu Xun · 彷徨

  3. 沉淪沉chén — 1. to submerge 2. to immerse 3. to sink 4. to keep down 5. to lower 6. to drop 7. deep 8. profound 9. heavy (HSK 4) · 沉沦Sinking

    郁達夫 · Yu Dafu · 郁達夫小說選

  4. 補天補bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)天tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1) · 补天Mending Heaven

    魯迅 · Lu Xun · 故事新編