童话 tónghuà children's fairy tales
How to remember 童话: 童 child + 话 speech = children's fairy tales.
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How it is used
- A fairy tale (for children) - 安徒生童话 (Āntúshēng tónghuà) Andersen's fairy tales.
- Also figurative for something too good/idealized to be real - 童话般的爱情 (tónghuà bān de àiqíng) a fairytale romance.
- Literature and everyday register.