Meaning
to translate; to interpret
Chinese: 翻译。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 译 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 翻译fān yìto translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter
- 译成yì chéngto translate into (Chinese, English etc)
- 译本yì běntranslation (translated version of a text)
- 译者yì zhětranslator (of writing)
- 意译yì yìmeaning (of foreign expression); translation of the meaning; paraphrase; free translation
Example Sentence
他把这本英文小说译成了中文。Tā bǎ zhè běn yīng wén xiǎo shuō yì chéng le Zhōng wén.He translated this English novel into Chinese.
他Tāhe把bǎ(marks the object)这zhèthis本běn(bound form) root英文yīng wénEnglish (language)小说xiǎo shuōnovel译成yì chéngto translate into (Chinese了le(completed action)中文Zhōng wénChinese language。