音效 (yīn xiào) — sound effects (in film, games, etc.); acoustics…

Definition

noun

sound effects (in film, games, etc.)acoustics (the quality of sound in a space)

Measure word · 种

音效。
Zhè bù diàn yǐng de yīn xiào fēi cháng bī zhēn.
The sound effects in this movie are very realistic.
音效。
Zhè ge yīn yuè tīng de yīn xiào hěn hǎo.
The acoustics in this concert hall are very good.
音效。
Yóu xì zhōng de yīn xiào ràng wán jiā gèng yǒu chén jìn gǎn.
The sound effects in the game make players feel more immersed.

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.

音 gives sound and 效 gives effect, so it names the effect of sound.

Characters in this word

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.

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

交攵效

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攵Written in full as攴pūto strike; action

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

效 pairs 攵 (written in full as 攴), meaning “to strike; action,” with 交, which gives the sound.

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