Meaning of 翻译
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to translate
- to interpret
- translator
- interpreter
- translation
- interpretation
Measure word: 個|个,位,名
How to use 翻译
翻译 works as a verb (to translate or interpret) and as a noun for the person or the translation itself. Example: 请帮我把这句话翻译成英文。(Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ zhè jù huà fānyì chéng Yīngwén.) Please help me translate this sentence into English.
翻 (fān) means to turn over, as in 翻身 (fānshēn) to turn over, and 译 (yì) has the speech radical 讠, so it is about words. To translate is to turn words over from one language into another.
Common mistake: Learners often say 翻译英文 when they mean "translate into English". The natural pattern is 把 A 翻译成 B, for example 翻译成英文. Also keep 译 (yì) in the fourth tone, and do not confuse it with 泽 (zé), which has the water radical instead of the speech radical.
翻译 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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翻 fān · to turn over · 18 strokes
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译 yì · to translate · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 翻译.
| 推翻 | tuīfān | to overthrow |
| 翻天覆地 | fāntiān-fùdì | sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned |
| 翻来覆去 | fānlái-fùqù | to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again |
| 翻番 | fānfān | to double; to increase by a certain number of times |
| 翻过 | fānguò | to turn over; to transform |
| 翻身 | fānshēn | to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself |
| 破译 | pòyì | to decipher; to decode |
| 翻转 | fānzhuǎn | to roll; to turn over |
| 翻过来 | fānguòlái | to overturn; to turn upside down |
| 译者 | yìzhě | translator (of writing) |
| 打翻 | dǎfān | to overturn; to overthrow |
| 翻滚 | fāngǔn | to roll; to boil |
Questions about 翻译
What does 翻译 mean?
翻译 (fānyì) means "to translate; to interpret" and is used as a verb and noun.
How do you write 翻译?
翻译 is made of 2 characters: 翻 (18 strokes), 译 (7 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
Is 翻译 an HSK word?
Yes. 翻译 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 翻译 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 翻译 is written 翻譯.
Does 翻译 mean translator or interpreter?
It can mean both. For a person, 翻译 covers translators and interpreters. If you need to be precise, 笔译 (bǐyì) is written translation and 口译 (kǒuyì) is oral interpretation.
How do I say "translation software" or "machine translation"?
Use 翻译 as a modifier: 翻译软件 (fānyì ruǎnjiàn) is translation software, and 机器翻译 (jīqì fānyì) is machine translation.