Chinese word

录音

Pronunciation

Pinyinlù yīn

Meaning

  • nounrecording

Example

我还留着昨天演唱会的录音。wǒ hái liú zhe zuó tiān yǎn chàng huì de lù yīn

I still have yesterday's concert recording.

Illustration for 录音 (recording)

More examples

同事把那段录音发给我了。tóng shì bǎ nà duàn lù yīn fā gěi wǒ le

My coworker sent that recording to me.

Core concept

Sound captured and kept by a device, with the same word also naming the act of capturing it.

Common phrases

  • 下载录音xià zài lù yīn

    download a recording

  • 发录音fā lù yīn

    send a recording

  • 录音文件lù yīn wén jiàn

    recording file

Similar words

声音shēng yīn: Sound heard by the ears, including the sound of a person's voice.
资料zī liào: Collected information used as a reference for learning or work.
文件wén jiàn: A document or data item stored on paper or in a computer.

Definition in Chinese

通过设备把声音记录下来形成的音频内容或其载体，也可用作表示记录这一行为的名词。tōng guò shè bèi bǎ shēng yīn jì lù xià lái xíng chéng de yīn pín nèi róng huò qí zài tǐ yě kě yòng zuò biǎo shì jì lù zhè yì xíng wèi de míng cí

Word origin

录 (lù, "record") + 音 (yīn, "sound") forms a verb-object compound meaning to record sound, which also names the saved result or the recording activity.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the medium is often left unstated, so the word can cover audio on a phone, a computer, or an older physical item when context identifies it.

Other meanings

  • recordverb

Related words

  • 录音带lù yīn dàirecording tapenoun

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