Chinese symbol for “translate”
翻译
fān yì
Traditional: 翻譯
to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for translate is 翻译 (fān yì), defined as: to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “translate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 译 (譯) | yì | to translate; to interpret |
| 传译 (傳譯) | chuán yì | to translate; to interpret |
| 转译 (轉譯) | zhuǎn yì | to translate (to another language); to convert |
| 繙 | fān | to translate |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over; to flip over |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 翻译.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推翻 | tuī fān | to overthrow |
| 翻身 | fān shēn | to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself |
| 翻唱 | fān chàng | to cover (a previously recorded song); cover version (of a song) |
| 翻转 (翻轉) | fān zhuǎn | to roll; to turn over |
| 翻新 | fān xīn | to revamp; a face-lift |
| 编译 (編譯) | biān yì | to translate and edit; translator-editor |
| 音译 (音譯) | yīn yì | transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters); characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or |
| 译文 (譯文) | yì wén | translated text |
See also: Japanese symbol for “translate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.