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配音

pèiyīn

to dub; dubbing; voice-over

A person in headphones speaks into a standing microphone
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Characters in this word

配 pèi

Strokes
10
Radical
酉 — wine
Made of
酉 wine 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

音 yīn

Strokes
9
Radical
音 — sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
Made of
立 to stand 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 音

Example phrases

  • 这部纪录片的配音克制而有力量,避免了过度煽情。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn de pèiyīn kèzhì ér yǒu lìliàng, bìmiǎn le guòdù shānqíng. The documentary's voice-over is restrained and powerful, avoiding excessive emotional manipulation.
  • 这部动画片的配音非常有趣。 Zhè bù dònghuàpiàn de pèiyīn fēicháng yǒuqù. The voice acting in this cartoon is very funny.
  • 他在录音室里给一部外国电影配音。 Tā zài lùyīnshì lǐ gěi yī bù wàiguó diànyǐng pèiyīn. He is dubbing a foreign film in the recording studio.

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