Chinese word

电视剧

Pronunciation

Pinyindiàn shì jù

Meaning

  • nounTV series

Example

我周末常看电视剧。wǒ zhōu mò cháng kàn diàn shì jù

I often watch TV series on weekends.

Illustration for 电视剧 (TV series)

More examples

我和朋友一起看电视剧，常常讨论人物和剧情。wǒ hé péng yǒu yì qǐ kàn diàn shì jù cháng cháng tǎo lùn rén wù hé jù qíng

I watch TV series with my friends, and we often discuss the characters and plot.

Core concept

A scripted visual story unfolds in linked installments for viewing on a screen.

Common phrases

  • 看电视剧kàn diàn shì jù

    watch TV series

  • 喜欢看电视剧xǐ huān kàn diàn shì jù

    like watching TV series

  • 这部电视剧zhè bù diàn shì jù

    this TV series

Similar words

电影diàn yǐng: A single screen production enjoyed as one complete work in a theater or online.
节目jié mù: A unit of TV or radio broadcasting built around particular content.
电视diàn shì: A household machine that receives broadcasts and displays video.

Definition in Chinese

以连续剧形式在电视上播出的影视节目，也常用来指在网络平台上以分集方式发布的剧集。yǐ lián xù jù xíng shì zài diàn shì shàng bō chū de yǐng shì jié mù yě cháng yòng lái zhǐ zài wǎng luò píng tái shàng yǐ fēn jí fāng shì fā bù de jù jí

Word origin

电 (diàn, "electric") + 视 (shì, "look") names television, while 剧 (jù, "drama") adds a staged story, forming 电视剧 (diànshìjù, "TV series") for an episodic screen production.

Usage tips

  • In everyday English, show is often more natural than drama for a series of any genre, while drama commonly suggests a serious genre.

Related words

  • 电视剧迷diàn shì jù míTV series fannoun
  • 电视剧版diàn shì jù bǎnTV adaptationnoun

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