Chinese word

翻译

Pronunciation

Pinyinfān yì

Meaning

  • verbtranslate

Example

请帮我翻译这段话。qǐng bāng wǒ fān yì zhè duàn huà

Please help me translate this passage.

Illustration for 翻译 (translate)

More examples

请把这份合同翻译成中文。qǐng bǎ zhè fèn hé tóng fān yì chéng zhōng wén

Please translate this contract into Chinese.

Core concept

Recasts a message in a new language so its meaning can reach a new reader or listener.

Common phrases

  • 翻译成英文fān yì chéng yīng wén

    translate into English

  • 翻译文件fān yì wén jiàn

    translate a document

  • 翻译文章fān yì wén zhāng

    translate an article

  • 翻译合同fān yì hé tóng

    translate a contract

Similar words

表达biǎo dá: Communicate thoughts or feelings through words or actions.
解释jiě shì: Describe the meaning or reason of something in a clear way.

Definition in Chinese

把一种语言的内容用另一种语言表达出来，以便对方理解原意的言语行为。bǎ yì zhǒng yǔ yán de nèi róng yòng lìng yì zhǒng yǔ yán biǎo dá chū lái yǐ biàn duì fāng lí jiě yuán yì de yán yǔ xíng wéi

Word origin

翻 (fān, "turn over") + 译 (yì, "translate") combines a change of form with the act of expressing meaning in another language.

Usage tips

  • In everyday requests, naming both the source text and the target language makes the translation task clear.

Other meanings

  • translationnoun

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