Chinese word

翻译员

Pronunciation

Pinyinfān yì yuán

Meaning

  • nountranslator

Example

我们需要一个翻译员。wǒ men xū yào yí gè fān yì yuán

We need a translator.

Illustration for 翻译员 (translator)

More examples

志愿者翻译员在活动现场为外国嘉宾提供帮助。zhì yuàn zhě fān yì yuán zài huó dòng xiàn chǎng wèi wài guó jiā bīn tí gōng bāng zhù

A volunteer translator helps foreign guests at the event.

Core concept

A person carries a speaker's or writer's meaning across a language boundary without replacing the message itself.

Common phrases

  • 志愿者翻译员zhì yuàn zhě fān yì yuán

    volunteer translator

  • 现场翻译员xiàn chǎng fān yì yuán

    on-site translator

  • 兼职翻译员jiān zhí fān yì yuán

    part-time translator

Similar words

口译员kǒu yì yuán: A language professional who transfers spoken messages into another language on the spot.
笔译员bǐ yì yuán: A language professional who transfers written messages accurately into another language.
翻译fān yì: A broad term for someone who transfers spoken or written language between languages.

Definition in Chinese

将一种语言的口语或书面信息转换为另一种语言的人员。jiāng yì zhǒng yǔ yán de kóu yǔ huò shū miàn xìn xī zhuǎn huàn wèi lìng yì zhǒng yǔ yán de rén yuán

Word origin

翻 (fān, "turn over") + 译 (yì, "translate") combine the idea of rendering a message in another language, and 员 (yuán, "member") identifies the worker.

Usage tips

  • The surrounding situation often shows whether the work involves a conversation, a meeting, or a document, because this noun does not by itself specify the medium.

Other meanings

  • interpreternoun

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