duanju
duanju noun: a Chinese microdrama.
Noun
duanju (countable and uncountable, plural duanjus)
- A Chinese microdrama.
- Duanjus – Chinese for micro-dramas – began their life on social media before transforming the national audiovisual market in China. Chinese companies are now working with foreign production companies to export the form, buoyed by a slew of new streaming apps such as ReelShort, ShortTV, DramaPops...2025 April 4, Nadia Khomami, “Clickbait titles and cliffhangers: the mini TV serials capturing phone audiences”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2025
- They began during the pandemic in China, where they're known as "duanju", or "short drama". As per CNBC, the micro drama market in China reached almost $7 billion in 2024.[2026 February 13, Faye James, “What's a micro drama? Everything to know about short vertical dramas including where to watch them”, in Hello!, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2026
Forms of duanju
| plural | duanjus |
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Origin of duanju
Borrowed from Chinese 短剧 (duǎnjù).
Questions about duanju
- What does duanju mean?
- Duanju means a Chinese microdrama.
- What part of speech is duanju?
- Duanju is a noun.
- What is the plural of duanju?
- The plural of duanju is duanjus.
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