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录音室 (lù yīn shì) — recording studio

Definition

noun
recording studio
Measure word · 间

Examples

  • 录音室。
    Tā men zài lù yīn shì lǐ lù le yì shǒu xīn gē.
    They recorded a new song in the recording studio.
  • 录音室。
    Zhè ge lù yīn shì de shè bèi fēi cháng hǎo.
    The equipment in this recording studio is very good.
  • 录音室。
    Tā měi tiān zài lù yīn shì gōng zuò dào hěn wǎn.
    He works in the recording studio until very late every day.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

录音record sound
录lùrecord音yīnsound
动宾Verb + object
室shìroom

录音 means record sound and 室 means room, together a room for recording.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 錄; 录 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù錄lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 錄 combines 金 (metal) with 彔, which gives the sound; the simplified 录 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 录 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

音 adds a short stroke that seals the mouth-like part, showing a covered or muffled sound rather than speech.

Open 音 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
至
至zhì室shì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

室 puts 宀 (roof) over 至, the spot where someone stops, giving the meaning of a house or residence.

Open 室 →
Appears in
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