世说新书 shìshuōxīnshū A New Account of the Tales of the World Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 世说 世說 shìshuō shishuo short title for the classic collection of anecdotes and character sketches titled A New Account of the Tales of the World新书 新書 xīnshū noun new book A physical copy of a book that is brand new or unread