翻译

翻譯

fānyì

verb HSK 4

Meanings

1 to translate; to interpret
2 translator; interpreter; translation

Characters

to turn; to flip

to translate; to interpret

To 'flip' words from one language to another.

Examples

请帮我翻译这句话。

Qǐng bāng wǒ fānyì zhè jù huà.

Please help me translate this sentence.

她的工作是翻译。

Tā de gōngzuò shì fānyì.

Her job is translating.

这本书被翻译成了很多种语言。

Zhè běn shū bèi fānyì chéng le hěn duō zhǒng yǔyán.

This book has been translated into many languages.

Tips

usage

翻译 works as both verb and noun. As a noun it can mean the translation itself or the person who translates. 口译 (kǒuyì) = oral interpretation, 笔译 (bǐyì) = written translation.

Stroke Order

翻 fān

译 yì