Kilo Lingo

(fān yì) - to translate; translation, translator in Mandarin

fān

Traditional: 翻譯

Line drawing of 翻译
Coloured illustration of 翻译
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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

Stroke order for 翻

Stroke order for 译

Examples

She is translating this book.

Please translate this sentence.

He is a professional translator.

Please help me translate this sentence.

She works as a translator at the company.

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This word is part of lesson 14.