Definition
译 (yì) is a formal bound morpheme meaning 'translate/interpret', most commonly seen in the compound 翻译 (fān yì), which is the everyday verb for translating or interpreting. Unlike 翻译, 译 is rarely used alone in speech, and 翻 (fān) serves as a colloquial shorthand for 'translate'.
verb
to translateto interpret
Easily confused
- 计jìlook-alike(verb) to calculate, to count; to count; to plan
- 一yīsound-alikeone; a (used before measure words)
- 认rènlook-aliketo recognize, to identify
- 以yǐsound-alike(preposition) by means of; using
- 讨tǎolook-aliketo demand, ask for (payment, explanation, etc.)
- 已yǐsound-alikealready
- 谁shéi/shuílook-alikewho
- 移yísound-aliketo move, to shift
- 亿yìsound-alike100 million
- 依yīsound-alike(verb) to rely on, to depend on
Examples
- 译。Tā bǎ zhè běn xiǎoshuō yì chéng le Yīngyǔ.He translated this novel into English.
- 。Tā zài huìyì shàng wèi kèrén zuò kǒuyì。She interpreted for the guests at the meeting.
- 译。Qǐng bǎ zhè fēng yóujiàn yì chéng Zhōngwén.Please translate this email into Chinese.
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