Chinese word

翻译器

Pronunciation

Pinyinfān yì qì

Meaning

  • nounelectronic translator

Example

出国时我带了翻译器。chū guó shí wǒ dài le fān yì qì

I took an electronic translator with me when I went abroad.

Illustration for 翻译器 (electronic translator)

More examples

旅行中我用翻译器看路标。lǚ xíng zhōng wǒ yòng fān yì qì kàn lù biāo

While traveling, I used an electronic translator to read road signs.

Core concept

A language bridge in a device or app takes speech, writing, or images in one language and produces them in another.

Common phrases

  • 便携翻译器biàn xié fān yì qì

    portable translator

  • 语音翻译器yǔ yīn fān yì qì

    voice translator

  • 离线翻译器lí xiàn fān yì qì

    offline translator

Similar words

翻译机fān yì jī: A small portable machine that changes spoken or written language into another language on the spot.
翻译软件fān yì ruǎn jiàn: A computer or phone program that changes speech or writing into another language.
译员yì yuán: A professional person who translates spoken words or writing into another language.
翻译服务fān yì fú wù: A company or online service that provides translation.

Definition in Chinese

将口语、文字或图片中的一种语言内容转换为另一种语言的工具或程序，既可以是便携终端也可以是手机应用。jiāng kóu yǔ wén zì huò tú piàn zhōng de yì zhǒng yǔ yán nèi róng zhuǎn huàn wèi lìng yì zhǒng yǔ yán de gōng jù huò chéng xù jì ké yǐ shì biàn xié zhōng duān yě ké yǐ shì shǒu jī yìng yòng

Word origin

The compound joins 翻 (fān, "turn over") + 译 (yì, "translate") + 器 (qì, "device") to name a device that turns one language into another.

Usage tips

  • English "interpreter" usually means a person who translates speech, so it should not be mistaken for the tool named by this Chinese noun.

Other meanings

  • handheld translatornoun
  • translation devicenoun

Opposites

  • 人工翻译rén gōng fān yìhuman translationnoun

Related words

  • 语音翻译器yǔ yīn fān yì qìvoice translatornoun
  • 离线翻译器lí xiàn fān yì qìoffline translatornoun
  • 翻译软件fān yì ruǎn jiàntranslation softwarenoun

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