插曲 (chā qǔ) — incidental music, soundtrack piece (in a film, play, etc.); episode, interlude, brief event (figurative)

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• 这部电视剧的插曲非常感人，每次听都让人想哭。
  Zhè bù diàn shì jù de chā qǔ fēi cháng gǎn rén, měi cì tīng dōu ràng rén xiǎng kū.
  The incidental music of this TV series is really touching; every time I hear it, it makes me want to cry.
• 旅行中遇到了一个小插曲，但很快就解决了。
  Lǚ xíng zhōng yù dào le yí gè xiǎo chā qǔ, dàn hěn kuài jiù jiě jué le.
  We ran into a small episode during the trip, but it was quickly resolved.
• 片尾的插曲让我对这部电影的印象更深了。
  Piàn wěi de chā qǔ ràng wǒ duì zhè bù diàn yǐng de yìn xiàng gèng shēn le.
  The end-credits piece made my impression of this movie even stronger.

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