意译

意譯
yìyì
noun #47,140

Meanings

  1. 1 free translation
  2. 2 to translate freely
  3. 3 translation by meaning (of a foreign word)

Examples

HSK 6
Fānyì shīgē de shíhou, yǒushí zhǐnéng yìyì.
When translating poetry, sometimes all you can do is translate freely.
HSK 7-9
“电话”是意译,“咖啡”是音译。
" Diànhuà " shì yìyì, " kāfēi " shì yīnyì.
Diànhuà "telephone" is translated by meaning, while kāfēi "coffee" borrows the sound.

Tips

usage
意译 is the opposite of two things: of 直译 "literal translation" when rendering a text, and of 音译 "transliteration" when coining a loanword. Some loans do both at once, like 俱乐部 "club", which echoes the English sound and reads as "a place where all enjoy themselves".

Stroke Order

意 yì
译 yì