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配音 (pèi yīn) — to dub (replace the original dialogue of a film/show/game)

Definition

配音 (pèiyīn) means to dub — to record a new voice track replacing the original dialogue of a film, show, or game. It is a separable verb: 配…音, with the object placed between (e.g. 给这部电影配音).

verb
to dub (replace the original dialogue of a film/show/game)

Examples

  • 配音。
    Tā men zhèng zài wèi zhè bù wài guó diàn yǐng pèi yīn.
    They are dubbing this foreign film.
  • 。
    Tā gěi zhè ge yóu xì pèi guò liǎng cì yīn.
    He has dubbed this game twice.
  • 配音。
    Tā wèi zhè ge dòng huà jué sè pèi yīn dé fēi cháng chū sè.
    He dubbed this animated character outstandingly.

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 or match
音yīnsound

配 is to add or match, and 音 is sound, so together they denote supplying matching sound.

Characters in this word

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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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 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Film & Theater

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