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How to say “TV series” in Chinese

电视剧
diànshìjù

TV series

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Art and the stage”

“TV series” in Chinese is 电视剧, diàn shì jù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

电视剧 is read diàn shì jù: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

diàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
shì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
jù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

电
diàn — electricity

Originally a picture of lightning.

视
shì — look, view

On the right, 见 “see”.

剧
jù — play, drama; intense

On the left, 居 jū hints at the sound; on the right, 刂 “knife”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “电视剧”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 电视剧. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 这部电视剧跟小说完全不一样。zhèbùdiànshìjùgēnxiǎoshuōwánquánbùyíyàngThis series is nothing like the novel.
  • 这部电视剧特别好笑。zhèbùdiànshìjùtèbiéhǎoxiàoThis series is really funny.
  • 这部电视剧一共有四十集。zhèbùdiànshìjùyígòngyǒusìshíjíThis series has forty episodes.
  • 这部电视剧由她主演。zhèbùdiànshìjùyóutāzhǔyǎnShe plays the lead in this series.
  • 这部电视剧每天晚上播两集。zhèbùdiànshìjùměitiānwǎnshangbōliǎngjíThis series airs two episodes every evening.

More words from the lesson “Actors and TV series”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “TV series” in Chinese?

“TV series” in Chinese is 电视剧, pinyin diànshìjù.

What does 电视剧 mean?

电视剧 (diànshìjù) means “TV series”.

How do you write 电视剧?

电视剧 is 3 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 视 (shì) — look, view; 剧 (jù) — play, drama; intense. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 电视剧?

电视剧 is read diànshìjù. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, shì — fourth tone, jù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“TV series” in the lesson “Actors and TV series”

This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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