弃剧

棄劇

qìjù

verb

Meanings

1 to quit watching a TV series
2 to drop a show partway

Characters

drama; TV series

Examples

剧情太拖沓,我看了五集就弃剧了。

Jùqíng tài tuōta, wǒ kànle wǔ jí jiù qìjù le.

The pacing dragged so much I dropped the show after five episodes.

男主一下线我就想弃剧。

Nánzhǔ yī xiàxiàn wǒ jiù xiǎng qìjù.

The moment the male lead left the story I wanted to drop it.

Tips

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Modern streaming-era slang, standard in reviews on Douban, Weibo and Bilibili. Opposite: 追剧 (to follow a show as it airs).

Stroke Order

弃 qì

剧 jù