谱曲 (pǔ qǔ) — to set words to music; to compose a melody for lyrics
Definition
To compose a melody for existing lyrics. 谱 (write/compose) is the action; 曲 (melody/tune) is the output — so it specifically means writing music to fit words, not writing songs from scratch.
verb
to set words to musicto compose a melody for lyrics
Examples
- 谱曲。Tā zhèng zài wèi zhè shǒu gē cí pǔ qǔ.He is setting these lyrics to music.
- 。Tā wèi zhè shǒu gē pǔ le yì shǒu qǔ.He composed a melody for this song.
- 谱曲。Zhè wèi zuò qǔ jiā yǐ jīng wèi xǔ duō diàn yǐng pǔ qǔ.This composer has already written music for many films.
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