lù yīn
sound recording; film recording
我正在录音。
wǒ zhèngzài lùyīn.
I am recording.
请不要在录音时说话。
qǐng bùyào zài lùyīn shí shuōhuà.
Please do not talk while recording.
这个录音机坏了。
zhège lùyīnjī huàile.
This recorder is broken.
录制 (lù zhì)
record
录音带 (lù yīn dài)
audio tape
现场 (xiànchǎng)
live
直播 (zhíbò)
live broadcast
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The Chinese word 录音 (lùyīn) is composed of two characters: 录 (lù) and 音 (yīn). The character 录 originally meant "to write down" or "to record", and it is often used in the context of writing or recording information. The character 音, on the other hand, means "sound" or "music". When these two characters are combined, they form the word 录音, which literally means "to record sound". In modern Chinese, 录音 is used to refer to the process of recording audio or music, as well as to the resulting recording itself.
