soap opera
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
soap opera; serialized TV drama focusing on interpersonal relationships and emotional storylines
Originally derived from English 'soap opera,' named after the soap advertisements that sponsored early radio and TV serials. The term often implies melodramatic plots and is sometimes used slightly pejoratively to describe overly sentimental shows.
Zhè这
bù部
féi肥
zào皂
jù剧
yǐ已
jīng经
bō播
chū出
èr二
shí十
nián年
le了
。
This soap opera has been airing for twenty years.
Wǒ我
mā妈
ma妈
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
kàn看
féi肥
zào皂
jù剧
fàng放
sōng松
。
My mom watches soap operas to relax every day.
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Hěn很
duō多
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
jué觉
de得
féi肥
zào皂
jù剧
de的
qíng情
jié节
tài太
lǎo老
tào套
。
Many young people find the plots of soap operas too clichéd.