short and sweet danmei
have you ever wanted to try reading danmei, but the sheer length of the most popular offerings intimidated you? here are some novels that are short enough to be published in a single volume in translation (around 250k chinese characters or less)
created by ruiconteur
last updated June, 2026
![千杯 [Drink, Drank, Drunk!]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1773083667i/249495757.jpg)
![Restricted Area [禁区]](https://cdn.pagebound.org/books/5cc25328-2a75-42f6-9563-fef332e86f52/large.webp)
![你的黑料比本人可爱 [Your Scandals Are Way Cuter Than You]](https://cdn.pagebound.org/books/0c5a9b1d-5402-4d84-b6e9-3a289c036587/large.webp)
![尾钩 [Tailhook]](https://cdn.pagebound.org/books/81075afe-d47c-4b02-8e8a-6db4b668a1d4/large.webp)
![Social Outcast [社交温度]](https://cdn.pagebound.org/books/e9cea660-cb54-455a-a23a-0201210a8bae/large.webp)
![Xiao Jiu [小九]](https://cdn.pagebound.org/books/40deb955-5006-4dc5-a983-9eca963fd4f1/large.webp)
![罪恶号列车 [A Train Named Evil]](https://cdn.pagebound.org/books/b76bc66b-823f-4cea-9418-172901a687c7/large.webp)
![穿堂惊掠琵琶声 [The Flustering Sound of the Pipa from the Hallway]](https://cdn.pagebound.org/books/08f33dbc-b7f0-4450-9c01-56451b0296b1/large.webp)
![Outside the Law [法外之徒]](https://cdn.pagebound.org/books/485a5171-f47f-4c55-986a-fc7e420ae9e4/large.webp)
Comments
disclaimer: despite the title, these novels are only short. they are not necessarily sweet, nor would i recommend all of them.
check out the baihe version of this list here!
Ooooo yay such a fun list
i got the idea from the addition of limerence to the achillean quest hehe
ooooh love this! i used to be scared of danmei cause of the length too so this is perfect for people new to the genre 🤩
yeah i remember my first time seeing hundreds of chapters in a single novel and going 😵💫 too HAHA
