电视剧 diànshìjù TV series
TV series; TV drama
How to remember 电视剧: 电 electricity + 视 look at + 剧 theatrical plays = TV series.
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How it is used
- Common noun for a TV drama series, CL 部.
- 看电视剧 (watch a TV series) is the standard collocation.
- 这部电视剧很好看 (zhè bù diànshìjù hěn hǎokàn) - This TV series is really good.
- Contrast with 电影 (diànyǐng, a movie, one CL 部 too but a single film, not an episodic series).