译码

譯碼

yìmǎ

verb #33,049

Meanings

1 to decode
2 decoding (signals, ciphers, data)

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Examples

我们必须译码这条加密信息。

Wǒmen bìxū yìmǎ zhè tiáo jiāmì xìnxī.

We have to decode this encrypted message.

译码器出现了故障。

Yìmǎqì chūxiàn le gùzhàng.

The decoder has malfunctioned.

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usage

Used in cryptography, telecoms, and computing. 译 'translate' + 码 'code'. Pairs with 编码 (biānmǎ, 'to encode'). The corresponding device is 译码器 (decoder). For breaking secret codes specifically, 破译 (pòyì) is more common.

Stroke Order

译 yì

码 mǎ