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Fairy tale in Chinese

fairy tale · HSK 6

童话 tóng huà

  1. 童 tóng child
  2. 话 huà words

Counted with 个: 一个童话 yí gè tónghuà

妈妈每天晚上给我讲童话。 Mom tells me a fairy tale every night.

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How do you say fairy tale in Chinese?

Fairy tale in Chinese is 童话 (tóng huà). You can also say 神话 (shén huà).

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