三部曲

sānbùqǔ

noun #24,139

Measure Word

一部三部曲 bù

Meanings

1 trilogy
2 a series of three connected works

Characters

part; section; department; volume

song; melody; piece (of music)

Examples

《魔戒》是一部著名的奇幻三部曲。

《 Mó jie 》 shì yī bù zhùmíng de qíhuàn sānbùqǔ.

The Lord of the Rings is a famous fantasy trilogy.

他的电影三部曲历时十年才完成。

Tā de diànyǐng sānbùqǔ lìshí shínián cái wánchéng.

His film trilogy took ten years to complete.

Tips

usage

三部曲 literally means 'three-part piece.' By extension it can loosely describe any three-stage process (e.g. 成功三部曲 — the three stages of success).

Stroke Order

三 sān

部 bù

曲 qǔ