系列剧 (xì liè jù) — serialized play; TV series (drama series) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

serialized playTV series (drama series)

Examples

系列剧，。
Zhè bù xì liè jù fēi cháng shòu huān yíng, měi zhōu dōu gēng xīn.
This serialized play is very popular and updates every week.
系列剧。
Tā dǎo yǎn le yí bù lì shǐ xì liè jù.
He directed a historical TV series.
系列剧。
Wǒ zuì jìn zài zhuī yí bù hán guó xì liè jù.
I've been following a Korean drama series recently.

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.

系列series

系xìlink列lièrow

联合Coordinate

系列 (series) and 剧 (play) combine to mean a play presented as a series.

Characters in this word

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

手手shǒu
糸糸mì

系 is made by putting together 手 (hand) and 糸 (silk).

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

歹歹dǎiskeletal remains
刀刀dāoknife

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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.

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