美剧

美劇
měijù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 American TV series
  2. 2 US TV drama

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ zuìjìn zài kàn yí bù měijù.
I've been watching an American TV series lately.
HSK 5
Hěnduō rén kào kàn měijù liàn Yīngyǔ tīnglì.
Many people practice their English listening by watching American shows.

Tips

usage
美剧 is short for 美国电视剧 'American TV drama'. The same pattern names other countries' shows: 韩剧 'Korean dramas', 日剧 'Japanese dramas', 英剧 'British series'.
culture
In the 2000s, volunteer subtitle teams called 字幕组 spread shows like 《老友记》 (Friends) and 《越狱》 (Prison Break) online, and many Chinese students practiced their English on them.

Stroke Order

美 měi
剧 jù