作品集 (zuò pǐn jí) — portfolio, collection of works (artistic, literary, etc.)

Definition

A bound 'collection of works' — art, writing, design, etc., by one author or artist. Unlike 作品 (a single piece), this refers to the gathered body presented as one set.

noun
portfoliocollection of works (artistic, literary, etc.)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 作品集。
    Tā chū bǎn le yì běn shī gē zuò pǐn jí.
    She published a collection of poetry.
  • 作品集。
    Qiú zhí shí xū yào zhǔn bèi yí fèn shè jì zuò pǐn jí.
    You need to prepare a design portfolio when job hunting.
  • 作品集。
    Zhè wèi huà jiā de zuò pǐn jí zài zhǎn lǎn shàng shòu dào hǎo píng.
    This painter's collection of works was well received at the exhibition.

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.

作品works
作zuòwork品pǐnarticle
联合Side by side
集jícollection

作品 is a created article, and 集 is a collection of such works.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
乍
乍zhà作zuò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 亻 comes from 人, meaning 'person', and the right side 乍 gives the sound.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

Open 品 →

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.

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