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    Expressing 'episode' or 'collection' with 集 (jí)

    Listing & Enumeration
    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 集 / Noun + 集

    Explanation

    集 (jí) means "episode" when used as a measure word for TV shows or series, and "collection" when used as a noun for compiled works. As a measure word, it is placed after a number to count episodes. It is essential vocabulary for discussing media and literature.

    Examples

    • 这部电视剧一共有三十集，我已经看了一半。

      zhè bù diànshìjù yīgòng yǒu sānshí jí, wǒ yǐjīng kàn le yībàn.

      This TV series has thirty episodes in total, and I've already watched half of them.

    • 昨晚播的那集太精彩了，我看了两遍。

      zuówǎn bō de nà jí tài jīngcǎi le, wǒ kàn le liǎng biàn.

      Last night's episode was so amazing that I watched it twice.

    • 这本书是鲁迅作品集，收录了他最著名的文章。

      zhè běn shū shì lǔxùn zuòpǐnjí, shōulù le tā zuì zhùmíng de wénzhāng.

      This book is a collected works of Lu Xun, containing his most famous writings.

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