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集
jí
Description
"集"的意思是把很多东西放在一起，比如"集合"、"收集"。
"集" means to put many things together, such as in "集合" (gather) or "收集" (collect).
看电视剧的时候，我们也用"集"来数，比如"第一集"。
When watching TV shows, we also use "集" to count episodes, like "第一集" (episode one).
Meanings
集jí
to gather; to collect
大家集在一起开会。
Everyone gathered together for a meeting.
集jí
episode (of a TV show); volume
这部电视剧有二十集。
This TV series has twenty episodes.
集jí
a collection; collected works
我买了一本诗集。
I bought a book of poems.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as a counter, 集 counts episodes of serials, like 第一集 (episode one).
- Etymology
pictograph of a bird 隹 on a tree 木, meaning birds gathering.
In videos
“所以整个宏茂桥集选区都是我的选民”
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