译
yì
to translate
to interpret
讠(speech) turns one language's words into another — 译 is the bridge
The speech radical (讠) grounds the meaning: translation is the act of turning words from one language into another. The right side (又) lends its sound; the language component carries the concept.
他把这封信译成了中文。
tā bǎ zhè fēng xìn yì chéng le zhōng wén。
He translated this letter into Chinese.
这本书是从英文译过来的，读起来很自然。
zhè běn shū shì cóng yīng wén yì guò lái de， dú qǐ lái hěn zì rán。
This book was translated from English, and it reads very naturally.
Words with 译
互译
hù yì
two-way translation
通译
tōng yì
(old) to translate
重译
chóng yì
to translate again (i.e. to redo the same translation)
音意合译
yīn yì hé yì
formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋[bing1 qi2 lin2], 朗姆酒[lang3 mu3 jiu3], 奶昔[nai3 xi1] and 米老鼠[Mi3 Lao3 shu3])
音译
yīn yì
transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)
中译语通
zhōng yì yǔ tōng
Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd (GTCOM), Chinese big data and AI company
交叉编译器
jiāo chā biān yì qì
(computing) cross-compiler
今译
jīn yì
modern language version
借译
jiè yì
loan translation
借译词
jiè yì cí
calque
传译
chuán yì
to translate
创译
chuàng yì
transcreation (adaptation of a creative work for an audience of a different culture)