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电视剧

diàn shì jù · dian shi ju

Traditional 電視劇

HSK 3Measure word: 部 bù

Meaning

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  1. TV series
  2. TV drama
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In a conversation

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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨晚(zuówǎn)为什么(wèishénme)没(méi)睡觉(shuìjiào)？

    Why did you not sleep last night?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)电视剧(diànshìjù)，一集(yījí)接(jiē)一集(yījí)。

    I was watching a TV series, one episode after another.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)电视剧(diànshìjù)？

    What series?

  4. Dengdeng

    讲(jiǎng)一个(yīgè)厨师(chúshī)的(de)故事(gùshi)，太(tài)好看(hǎokàn)了(le)。

    It is about a chef. So good.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)到(dào)第几集(dìjǐjí)了(le)？现在(xiànzài)才(cái)下午(xiàwǔ)两点(liǎngdiǎn)！

    Which episode are you on? It is only two in the afternoon!

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)部(bù)新(xīn)电(diàn)视(shì)剧(jù)挺(tǐng)有(yǒu)意(yì)思(si)的(de)。

The new TV drama is quite interesting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by atitarev · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shang)都(dōu)陪(péi)妈(mā)妈(ma)看(kàn)电(diàn)视(shì)剧(jù)。

She watches TV dramas with her mother every evening.

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电
diàn

lightning; electricity

视
shì

(literary, or bound form) to look at

剧
jù

theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc)

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