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下集 (xià jí) — next episode; sequel; subsequent volume (of a book or series)

Definition

Refers to the next episode of a TV series or the next volume of a multi-part book — the 后集 or sequel to what's currently being shown or read.

noun
next episodesequelsubsequent volume (of a book or series)

Examples

  • 下集。
    Zhè bù diàn shì jù de xià jí jiāng zài xià yuè bō chū.
    The next episode of this TV series will air next month.
  • 下集。
    Xiǎo shuō xià jí de qíng jié gèng jiā jīng cǎi.
    The plot of the novel's sequel is even more exciting.
  • ，下集。
    Zhè tào shū yí gòng yǒu sān cè, xià jí zuì nán mǎi.
    This set of books has three volumes; the last one is the hardest to buy.

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.

下xiànext
集jíepisode

The 集 'episode/volume' that comes 下 'next'.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

Open 下 →

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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Film & TheaterLiterature & Poetry

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