zhí​yì

literal translation

  • created reference approved 直译/直譯 → 意译/意譯 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    直译 / 直譯 zhí​yì

    意译 / 意譯 yì​yì

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 直译/直譯 · zhí​yì · to translate literally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    直译 / 直譯

    zhí​yì

    to translate literally

    to translate a text word for word, strictly following the original structure

    直 (literal) → 直 · zhí · directly 译 (literal) → 译/譯 · yì · to translate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 直译/直譯 · zhí​yì · literal translation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    直译 / 直譯

    zhí​yì

    literal translation

    a translation that follows the original text word for word rather than focusing on the overall meaning or spirit

    直 (literal) → 直 · zhí · directly 译 (literal) → 译/譯 · yì · to translate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense