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音频 (yīn pín) — audio frequency; audio (as in audio signal or file)

Definition

noun
audio frequencyaudio (as in audio signal or file)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 音频MP3？
    Nǐ kě yǐ bǎ zhè ge yīn pín wén jiàn zhuǎn huàn chéng MP3 gé shì ma?
    Can you convert this audio file to MP3 format?
  • 音频，。
    Zhè duàn yīn pín de zhì liàng bú tài hǎo, yǒu zá yīn.
    The quality of this audio clip is not very good; there is noise.
  • 音频。
    Tā zài lù yīn péng lǐ tiáo zhěng yīn pín cān shù.
    He is adjusting the audio parameters in the recording studio.

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.

音yīnsound
频pínfrequency

'音' and '频' combine to mean the frequency of sound, hence audio.

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.

Open 音 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頻; 频 is its simplified writing.

For 频, the traditional form 頻 came from an older form showing a person near water and meaning 'on the verge'; one part was later removed to mark the 'frequent' use.

Open 频 →
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