kek6 zaap6劇集剧集
Jyutpingkek6 zaap6
Yalekehk jaahp
Definition
TV series or drama; a collection of episodes making up a television show.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to television dramas or series rather than movies or stage plays. While it is a standard term, people often just use 劇 when the context of television is already clear. It is frequently used in the context of streaming platforms or broadcast television schedules.
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This TV series is much better than the previous one.
Have you been following any TV series lately?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 電影, which refers specifically to films or movies. Using 劇集 to describe a single movie will sound confusing to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
