yì​yì

free translation

意译 意譯 yì​yì
free translation
To translate the general meaning of a text rather than following the original wording literally; contrasted with literal translation (直译 zhí​yì)
semantic translation
To translate a foreign term into a corresponding word based on its meaning rather than its sound; contrasted with transliteration (音译 yīn​yì)

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.150 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.344 per million

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