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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

翻译

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fānyì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Translation/trænzˈleɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这本书的中文翻译非常流畅。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of translating words or text from one language into another.

    "The book is a brilliant translation of a classic Russian novel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin translationem (a transport, transfer, or translation), stemming from translat-, the past participle stem of transferre (to carry across). It entered Middle English in the 14th century via Old French, initially retaining the sense of physical transfer before shifting to linguistic rendering.

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