Definition
谱曲 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to set words to music' or 'to compose a melody for lyrics'. The verb 谱 means 'to compose (music)', and the noun 曲 means 'tune'. When you want to include the object or a measure phrase, you can split the two syllables — for example, 谱了一首曲 ('composed a tune'). The verb itself takes the object of the lyrics or context via 为 (for).
v.o.
to set words to musicto compose a melody for lyrics
Examples
- 谱曲。Tā zhèngzài wèi zhè shǒu gēcí 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 zuòqǔjiā yǐjīng wèi xǔduō diànyǐng pǔ qǔ.This composer has already written music for many films.
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