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专集 (zhuān jí) — special collection of works (e.g., a book of poetry, music, or essays on a specific theme)

Definition

A 专集 is a curated collection focused on one theme, author, or type of work — like a poetry anthology or a music compilation album. It implies editorial selection, unlike a general 全集 which gathers everything.

noun
special collection of works (e.g., a book of poetry, music, or essays on a specific theme)
Measure word · 本

Examples

  • 专集。
    Zhè běn xiǎo shuō zhuān jí shōu lù le tā de suǒ yǒu duǎn piān zuò pǐn.
    This fiction collection includes all his short stories.
  • 专集。
    Tú shū guǎn xīn zēng le yì zhěng tào gǔ diǎn shī cí zhuān jí.
    The library has added a complete set of classical poetry collections.
  • 专集，。
    Zhè běn zhuān jí chū bǎn yú èr shí nián qián, xiàn zài hěn nán zhǎo dào le.
    This collection was published twenty years ago and is hard to find now.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

专zhuānspecial
集jícollection

专 indicates special or dedicated, and 集 means a collection, so the word names a collection devoted to one theme.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 專; 专 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 專 shows 又, a hand, turning 叀, a spindle; this came to mean gathering several things into one.

Open 专 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

集 pairs 隹 (bird) with 木 (tree), showing birds on a tree, hence a gathering.

Open 集 →
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