| Term | Definition |
| 主持人 | N: host, emcee, one who presides over a meeting or event |
| 主持 | V: to be in charge of, to manage, to emcee, to preside over |
| 主人 | N: host (at home) |
| 作家 | N: writer (job) |
| 作者 | N: author, writer (anyone) |
| 畫家 | N: painter, artist |
| 音樂家 | N: musician |
| 寫作 | N: writing; V: to write (a book, etc) |
| 小說 | N: novel |
| 讀者 | N: reader |
| 佩服 | V: to admire |
| 就 | CV: with regard to, concerning ...來說 |
| 觀察 | N: observation, inspection; V: to observe, examine |
| 直接 | SV: to be direct; A: directly |
| 長篇小說 | N: full-length novel |
| 短篇小說 | N: short story |
| 中篇小說 | N: novelette |
| 原作 | N: original work |
| 改編 | V: to adapt, rearrange, revise |
| 無形中 | A: imperceptibly, virtually |
| 影像化 | SV: to be pictorialized; N: pictorialization; V: to pictorialize |
| 商業化 | SV: to be commercialized; N: commercialization; V: to commercialize |
| 出版 | V: to publish |
| 仍然 | A: still, yet |
| 暢銷 | SV: to be in great demand, to be a booming sale, to be sold well |
| 動機 | N: motive, intention |
| 反映 | V: to reflect |
| 女子 | N: woman, female |
| 心靈 | N: soul, spirit |
| 空虛 | SV: to be hollow, empty, void |
| 渴望 | V: to long for, yearn for; N: aspiration |
| 愛情觀 | N: conception of love |
| 獨立 | SV: to be independent; V: to stand alone |
| 哀怨 | SV: to feel sorrow and blame others, to be sad and grudging |
| 等待 | V: to await |
| 長久 | SV: to be long-term, lasting |
| 束縛 | N: restraint; restriction; V: to tie up, fetter |
| 事業 | N: career |
| 主動 | A: to take the initiative, to act on one's own; SV: to be of one's own accord |
| 幸福 | N: happiness and well-being; SV: to feel happy and blissful |
| 性 | N: gender |
| 人生 | N: life, human life |
| 指導 | V: to guide, direct; N: guidance, direction |
| 使命 | N: mission |
| 展現 | V: to present, develop |
| 教化 | N: enlightenment; V: to enlighten by education |
| 作用 | N: function, effect, (to play a) role |
| 角度 | N: angle |
| 感受 | N: understanding, impression; V: to feel, to be affected by, to perceive |
| 古典 | AT: classical, classic |
| 任何 | AT: any, whatever |
| 或多或少 | A: more or less |
| 曹雪芹 | PrN: (1715-1763 AD) author of Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢) |
| 功力 | N: potency (of martial arts, artistic skills, etc), skill |
| 情節 | N: plot (of a play/opera) |
| 西遊記 | PrN: Pilgrimage to the West, a popular novel detailing the adventures of a monk and 3 disciples on their way to India |
| 意識流 | N: stream of consciousness |
| 手法 | N: skill, technique |
| 拉近 | RC: to draw close or near |
| 距離 | N: distance |
| 當代 | N: the present age, contemporary |