系列片 (xì liè piān) — a film series; a movie that is part of a series

Definition

noun
a film seriesa movie that is part of a series
Measure word · 部

Examples

  • 系列片？
    Nǐ zuì xǐ huan nǎ bù xì liè piān?
    Which film series do you like best?
  • 系列片。
    Zhè bù xì liè piān yí gòng yǒu bā bù diàn yǐng.
    This film series has eight movies in total.
  • 系列片。
    Zuì jìn shàng yìng de xì liè piān fēi cháng shòu huān yíng.
    The recently released film series is very popular.

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lièarrange
联合Side by side
片piànfilm

系 links and 列 arranges, giving a series, while 片 means film.

Characters in this word

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

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

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

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

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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