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配乐

pèi yuè · pei yue

Traditional 配樂

Meaning

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  1. to create music for a movie or stage production
  2. to dub music onto a soundtrack
  3. incidental music
  4. soundtrack music
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Tai chi with disco

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)拍(pāi)了(le)你(nǐ)打(dǎ)太极拳(tàijíquán)的(de)视频(shìpín)，还(hái)要(yào)配乐(pèiyuè)。

    I filmed a video of you doing tai chi, and it needs music.

  2. Liangliang

    配乐(pèiyuè)用(yòng)什么(shénme)？古琴(gǔqín)吗(ma)？

    What music should we use? A guqin?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)用(yòng)迪斯科(dísīkē)当(dàng)配乐(pèiyuè)。

    I want to use disco as the music.

  4. Liangliang

    太极拳(tàijíquán)配(pèi)迪斯科(dísīkē)？那(nà)我(wǒ)得(děi)打(dǎ)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Tai chi with disco? Then I have to go faster.

  5. Dengdeng

    视频(shìpín)发(fā)出去(chūqù)了(le)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)夸(kuā)配乐(pèiyuè)。

    I posted the video, and everyone praised the music.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)太极拳(tàijíquán)呢(ne)？

    And what about my tai chi?

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01

这(zhè)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)的(de)配(pèi)乐(yuè)非(fēi)常(cháng)动(dòng)人(rén)。

The soundtrack of this movie is very moving.

02

导(dǎo)演(yǎn)请(qǐng)人(rén)为(wèi)这(zhè)部(bù)纪(jì)录(lù)片(piàn)配(pèi)乐(yuè)。

The director asked someone to compose music for this documentary.

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