Chinese word

集

Pronunciation

Pinyinjí

Meaning

  • nounepisode

Example

这部剧有三十集。zhè bù jù yǒu sān shí jí

This series has thirty episodes.

Illustration for 集 (episode)

More examples

这部剧的最后一集让我泪流满面。zhè bù jù de zuì hòu yì jí ràng wǒ lèi liú mǎn miàn

The final episode of this series brought tears to my eyes.

Core concept

One complete section gathered into a larger sequence and counted as part of that whole.

Common phrases

  • 第几集dì jǐ jí

    which episode

  • 最后一集zuì hòu yì jí

    final episode

  • 每一集měi yì jí

    every episode

Similar words

话huà: A single part of the events or plot in a manga, anime, or novel.
剧集jù jí: One episode of a television drama or series released or broadcast as part of the series.
集数jí shù: The number of episodes that a complete work contains.

Definition in Chinese

用于指连续剧、动画、综艺等作品中按播放或情节划分的单独一段，作为计数单位常与序数词或数字连用，如“第一集”“三集”。yòng yú zhǐ lián xù jù dòng huà zōng yì děng zuò pǐn zhōng àn bō fàng huò qíng jié huà fēn de dān dú yí duàn zuò wéi jì shù dān wèi cháng yǔ xù shù cí huò shù zì lián yòng rú dì yì jí sān jí

Word origin

The character 集 (jí, "gather; collection") develops from the basic idea of things coming together into a counted section of a continuing story or program.

Usage tips

  • Chinese places this counter directly after a number, while an ordinal marker before the number identifies a particular installment rather than the series total.

Other meanings

  • collectionnoun

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