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短篇小说有着篇幅短小、情节简洁、人物集中、结构精巧的特点。平均篇幅在万言左右的小说会被划归短篇小说。短篇小说在现代甚为流行。所有小说的基础和其发展初期并无长短之分，是随时代而区分。短篇小说往往选取和描绘富有典型意义的生活片断，着力刻画主要人物的性格特征。

字数的多少，是区别长篇、中篇、短篇小说的一个因素。但不是惟一的因素。人们通常把几千字到三万字的小说称为短篇小说，三万字到十万字的小说称为中篇小说，十万字以上的称为长篇小说。

古代短篇小说分文人小说和市人小说两大类，体现在艺术语言上则为文言小说和白话小说。两类小说除了在小说文体和美学规律必然互相沟通的趋同性之外，从内容到形式也有较明显的区别。

文人小说的作者不论由于现实人生的感兴，或意在评价人生，或意在发抒情怀，创作都不是为了卖文维生，只是自我娱悦或娱悦周围同好。白话小说的作者（演述者）却是将作品作为在游艺场中谋生的手段，或为了刻印出售。

【英文介绍/For English】：

Short stories have the characteristics of short length, concise plot, concentrated characters and exquisite structure. Novels with an average length of about 10,000 words are classified as short stories. Short stories are very popular in modern times. The basis of all novels and the initial stage of their development are not divided into long and short, they are differentiated with the times. Short stories often select and describe life fragments full of typical significance, focusing on portraying the character traits of the main characters.

The number of words is a factor that distinguishes novels, medium-lengths, and short stories. But not the only factor. People usually refer to novels with thousands of words to 30,000 words as short stories, novels with 30,000 to 100,000 words as novellas, and novels with more than 100,000 words as novels.

Ancient short stories are divided into two categories: literati novels and urban novels, and in terms of artistic language, they are classical Chinese novels and vernacular novels. In addition to the convergence of the novel style and aesthetic rules, the two types of novels also have obvious differences in content and form.

Whether the authors of literati novels are interested in real life, or intend to evaluate life, or intend to express their feelings, they are not created to sell literature to make a living, but to entertain themselves or entertain the likes around them. The authors (narrators) of vernacular novels use their works as a means of earning a living in amusement parks, or to sell them on stamps.