翻译
fānyì · to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 翻译
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross; variant of 翻[fan1]
翻番fānfānto double; to increase by a certain number of times
翻来覆去fānlái-fùqùto toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again
翻身fānshēnto turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes
翻天覆地fāntiān-fùdìsky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
翻新fānxīnto revamp; a face-lift; to retread (a tire); to refurbish (old clothes); newly emerging