剧组 (jù zǔ) — film or theater production crew; production team | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

film or theater production crewproduction team

Measure word · 个

Examples

剧组。
Zhè ge jù zǔ zhèng zài pāi shè yí bù xīn diàn yǐng.
This crew is shooting a new movie.
剧组。
Zhěng gè jù zǔ dōu wèi zhè bù diàn shì jù fù chū le hěn duō nǔ lì.
The entire crew put a lot of effort into this TV series.
剧组。
Wǒ men jù zǔ de yǎn yuán dōu hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
The actors in our crew are all very experienced.

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.

剧 means drama and 组 means group, so it names the team behind a drama.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 劇; 剧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

豦

豦jù劇jù

Same sound today

The traditional form 劇 pairs 豦, which gives the sound, with 刀, a knife; the simplified 剧 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

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Groups & Organizations Film & Theater

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