(fān yì) - to translate; translation, translator in Mandarin
fānyìTraditional: 翻譯
HSK 4
#664 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to translate; translation, translator
Word origin
A compound of 翻 (fan) 'to turn over, to flip' and 译 (yi) 'to interpret, to render'. To 'turn over' speech from one language into another, hence 'to translate'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 翻 (fan, 'to turn over') + 译 (yi, 'to interpret', 讠speech radical)
Stroke order
翻
译
Examples
。
She is translating this book.
句。
Please translate this sentence.
业。
He is a professional translator.
句。
Please help me translate this sentence.
。
She works as a translator at the company.
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