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配乐 (pèi lè) — to add/arrange background music (for a film, video, performance, etc.)

Definition

配乐 (pèi yuè) means adding or arranging music to accompany a film, video, game, or performance — used for the work of selecting and fitting the score, not for the music itself.

verb
to add/arrange background music (for a film, video, performance, etc.)

Examples

  • 。
    Dǎo yǎn wèi zhè bù diàn yǐng pèi le yí duàn lè.
    The director added a piece of background music for this film.
  • 配乐。
    Tā zhèng zài wèi yóu xì pèi lè.
    He is dubbing music for the game.
  • ？
    Xū yào gěi zhè duàn shì pín pèi shén me lè?
    What music needs to be added to this video?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

配pèiadd/match
乐lèmusic

配 (add) and 乐 (music) together mean to add background music.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 酉酉yǒualcohol vessel
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

配 is formed by putting 酉, an alcohol vessel, next to 卩, a kneeling person. The reference gives these two parts, but not the reason they combine.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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Film & TheaterMusic

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