音译

音譯
yīnyì
noun #36,492

Meanings

  1. 1 transliteration
  2. 2 phonetic translation

Examples

HSK 3
咖啡英语coffee音译
" Kāfēi " shì Yīngyǔ coffee de yīnyì.
'Kāfēi' is the transliteration of the English word 'coffee'.
HSK 3
Wàiguórén míng tōngcháng cǎiyòng yīnyì.
Foreign personal names are usually rendered by transliteration.

Tips

usage
Contrast with 意译 ('meaning translation'): 沙发 = sofa is 音译 (sound-based); 电脑 = 'electric brain' for computer is 意译 (meaning-based). Some words mix both - 黑客 = hacker preserves both the sound and a fitting meaning ('black guest').

Stroke Order

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