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直译

zhí yì

2-character word Traditional 直譯

What 直译 means

1. literal translation

The characters in 直译

• 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
• 译yìto translate; to interpret

Example sentences

• 我没有把英语直译成日语。
  I didn't literally translate from English into Japanese.
• 我们知道这很困难，但请不要直译。
  We know it's difficult, but please don't translate literally.

Words starting with 直译

• 直译器zhí yì qìinterpreter (computing)

Sounds the same

Read zhí yì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 执意to be determined to; to insist on