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集

jí · ji

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to gather
  2. to collect
  3. collected works
  4. classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
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In a conversation

0:21 cartoon

Five episodes in one night

  1. Liangliang

    昨晚(zuówǎn)我(wǒ)一口气(yīkǒuqì)看(kàn)了(le)五(wǔ)集(jí)。

    Last night I watched five episodes in one go.

  2. Dengdeng

    五(wǔ)集(jí)？一(yī)集(jí)不(bù)是(shì)四十(sìshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)吗(ma)？

    Five episodes? Is one episode not forty minutes?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)好(hǎo)困(kùn)。

    Right, so I am very sleepy now.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)今晚(jīnwǎn)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)一(yī)集(jí)就(jiù)睡(shuì)。

    Then tonight I will only watch one episode and sleep.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)一(yī)集(jí)，最后(zuìhòu)肯定(kěndìng)会(huì)是(shì)五(wǔ)集(jí)。

    You say one episode, but in the end it will be five.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)？

    How do you know?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)部(bù)电(diàn)视(shì)剧(jù)一(yí)共(gòng)二(èr)十(shí)集(jí)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)三(sān)集(jí)。

This TV series has twenty episodes in total; I've watched three episodes.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)邮(yóu)票(piào)集(jí)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)，准(zhǔn)备(bèi)送(sòng)给(gěi)朋(péng)友(yǒu)。

He gathered the stamps together, preparing to give them to a friend.

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