How to say “translate” in Chinese
translate; translator
“Translate” in Chinese is 翻译, fān yì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
翻译 is read fān yì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 番 fān hints at the sound; on the right, 羽 “feather”.
On the left, 讠 “speech”: you translate words. The right part is the same as in 择 zé.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “翻译”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 翻译. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请帮我翻译一下这个句子qǐngbāngwǒfānyìyíxiàzhègejùziPlease translate this sentence for me.
- 我将来想当翻译wǒjiāngláixiǎngdāngfānyìIn the future I want to become a translator.
- 请把这句话翻译成中文。qǐngbǎzhèjùhuàfānyìchéngZhōngwénPlease translate this sentence into Chinese.
- 他把这篇论文翻译成了中文tābǎzhèpiānlùnwénfānyìchéngleZhōngwénHe translated this research paper into Chinese.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “translate” in Chinese?
“Translate” in Chinese is 翻译, pinyin fānyì.
What does 翻译 mean?
翻译 (fānyì) means “translate; translator”.
How do you write 翻译?
翻译 is 2 characters: 翻 (fān) — turn over; translate; 译 (yì) — translate. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 翻译?
翻译 is read fānyì. Tones: fān — first tone, yì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“translate” in the lesson “What do you do for work?”
This word is from the topic “Profession and plans” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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