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.
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