译 yì translate
translate; to interpret
How to remember 译: 讠 words + 𠬤 watch over = translate. Mum types her teenage son's words into an app to watch over his chats, but it cannot translate his slang.
Component breakdown
译 = 讠 words + 𠬤 watch over
- 讠 words
- 𠬤 watch over
Mum types her teenage son's words into an app to watch over his chats, but it cannot translate his slang.
How it is used
- 'To translate, interpret' - bound, lives mainly in 翻译 (fānyì) translate/translator and 口译 (kǒuyì) interpreting, 笔译 (bǐyì) written translation.
- 翻译 covers both the act and the person; 译文 (yìwén) = the translated text.
- With the 讠 (speech) radical - 译 is about converting between languages.
Words with 译
Example sentences
- 请把这句话翻译成英语。 Qǐng bǎ zhè jù huà fānyì chéng Yīngyǔ.Please translate this sentence into English.