| 科技惊悚小说 | kē jì jīng sǒng xiǎo shuō | techno-thriller novel | 
| 科 | kē | branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:个 | 
| 科技 | kē jì | science and technology | 
| 科技惊悚 | kē jì jīng sǒng | techno-thriller (novel) / science fiction thriller | 
| 技 | jì | skill | 
| 惊 | jīng | to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm | 
| 惊悚 | jīng sǒng | horror (movie) / thriller | 
| 悚 | sǒng | frightened | 
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few / young | 
| 小说 | xiǎo shuō | novel / fiction / CL:本,部 | 
| 说 | shuì | to persuade | 
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine | 
| 说 | shuō | variant of 说 |