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连续剧 (lián xù jù) — TV series; serial drama

Definition

noun
TV seriesserial drama
Measure word · 部

Examples

  • 连续剧。
    Zhè bù lián xù jù wǒ měi jí dōu kàn le.
    I've watched every episode of this TV series.
  • 连续剧。
    Zuì jìn zài zhuī yí bù hán guó de lián xù jù.
    I've been following a Korean TV series recently.
  • 连续剧。
    Zhè bù lián xù jù yí gòng pāi le wǔ shí duō jí.
    This TV series has over 50 episodes in total.

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.

连续linked continuation
连liánconnect续xùcontinue
联合Coordinate
剧jùdrama

连 and 续 give linked continuation, 剧 gives drama, a drama continued in linked episodes.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 連; 连 is its simplified writing.

  • 辶辵chuòto walk
  • 車車jūchariot

The traditional form 連 joins 辶 (walk) and 車 (chariot) to show a man-drawn carriage; this note is about 連, not the simplified 连.

Open 连 →

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 續; 续 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
𧶠
𧶠𧶠續xù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 續 pairs 糸 (rope) with 𧶠 as the sound part; the simplified 续 is a later abbreviation.

Open 续 →

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.

Open 剧 →
Appears in
HSK 2.0 Level 5Film & Theater

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