| 听书 | tīng shū | to listen to stories / to listen to performance of 說書|说书 / storytelling |  |
| 说唱 | shuō chàng | speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5] / (music) rapping | |
| 段子 | duàn zi | item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts) / sketch |  |
| 说书 | shuō shū | folk art consisting of storytelling to music | |
| 评话 | píng huà | storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary | |
| 平话 | píng huà | storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary | |
