上集 (shàng jí) — first part, first volume (of a series)

Definition

Examples

• 我昨天看完了《长安十二时辰》的上集，今天开始看下集。
  Wǒ zuó tiān kàn wán le 《cháng ān shí èr shí chen》 de shàng jí, jīn tiān kāi shǐ kàn xià jí.
  I finished watching the first part of "The Longest Day in Chang'an" yesterday, and today I started watching the second part.
• 这套书的上集主要讲述了故事的背景。
  Zhè tào shū de shàng jí zhǔ yào jiǎng shù le gù shi de bèi jǐng.
  The first volume of this book set mainly tells the background of the story.
• 电影被分成了上下两集，上集已经在网上播出了。
  Diàn yǐng bèi fēn chéng le shàng xià liǎng jí, shàng jí yǐ jīng zài wǎng shàng bō chū le.
  The movie was split into two parts; the first part has already been broadcast online.

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