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录 (lù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

录 (lù) is a Chinese word: to record. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 录

动 dòng verb

to record

我在录音。

wǒ zài lù yīn

I am recording audio.

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Word breakdown

录 lù — to record

Words with this character (12)
  • 1 录取 lù qǔ — to admit, to enroll HSK 5
    • 录 to record, to register (the administrative act of recording acceptance)
    • 取 to select, to choose (the act of selecting someone)
    Example

    她被北京大学录取了。

    tā bèi Běi jīng Dà xué lù qǔ le

    She was admitted to Peking University.

  • 2 录音 lù yīn — recording HSK 5
    • 录 to record, recording
    • 音 sound, audio
    Example

    这是昨天会议的录音。

    zhè shì zuó tiān huì yì de lù yīn

    This is the recording from yesterday's meeting.

  • 3 登录 dēng lù — log in HSK 5
    • 登 to enter, to ascend into (a system)
    • 录 to record, to register (one's entry)
    Example

    请登录您的账户。

    qǐng dēng lù nín de zhàng hù

    Please log into your account.

  • 4 纪录 jì lù — record HSK 5
    • 纪 to chronicle, to document
    • 录 to write down, to register
    Example

    他打破了世界纪录。

    tā dǎ pó le shì jiè jì lù

    He broke the world record.

  • 5 纪录片 jì lù piàn — documentary HSK 5
    • 纪 record, chronicle
    • 录 record, register
    • 片 film, footage
    Example

    我昨天看了一部关于海洋的纪录片。

    wǒ zuó tiān kàn le yī bù guān yú hǎi yáng de jì lù piàn

    I watched a documentary about the ocean yesterday.

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Structure & writing
1 录 lù — to record; to copy down
录 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 2
绿 lǜ green (color, like flourishing grass and leaves, mixed from blue and yellow)
HSK 5
碌 lù mediocre; accomplishing nothing
HSK 7
剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥

consists of

1.1 彐 jì — pig's head radical; bristled snout shape
彐 is a component in 18 characters
HSK 1
事 shì matter; affair; everything that happens in nature and society 雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C)
HSK 2
妻 qī wife (opposite of 夫)
HSK 3
当 dāng to serve as; to act as 扫 sǎo to sweep away dust or garbage with a broom
HSK 5
妇 fù married woman; general term for woman 寻 xún ancient unit of length equal to eight chi (also said to be seven or six chi) 录 lù to record; to copy down 慧 huì intelligent; wise 灵 líng flexible; nimble; agile
HSK 6
兼 jiān doubled; combining two portions into one
HSK 7
侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 寝 qǐn to sleep 帚 zhǒu broom; tool for sweeping away dust, dirt, and grime 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep
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秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 虐 nüè cruel and vicious
1.2 氺 shuǐ — water radical
氺 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 3
求 qiú to beg, to implore
HSK 5
录 lù to record; to copy down
HSK 7
藤 téng plant name: ① wisteria (紫藤), a climbing plant with purple flowers, commonly called 藤萝; ② rattan (白藤), an evergreen woody plant with long, flexible yet tough stems used for weaving chairs, baskets, and boxes, commonly called 藤子; ③ gamboge tree (藤黄), an evergreen tree with round fruit and yellow resin used as a pigment, but toxic and not for coloring food

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