直译 (zhí yì): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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直译 (zhí yì): Literal translation (noun / verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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直 • zhí • straight; direct • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
zhí
直
straight; direct
译 • yì • to translate; to interpret • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yì
译
to translate; to interpret
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 直译.
Words with
直
一直
yī zhí
straight on; always
直到
zhí dào
until
直接
zhí jiē
direct
简直
jiǎn zhí
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垂直
chuí zhí
perpendicular; vertical
直径
zhí jìng
calibre
直播
zhí bō
direct broadcast; live telecast
理直气壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
be bold and straight; be courageous with sufficient reason
Words with
译
翻译
fān yì
to translate
破译
pò yì
decipher, crack (a code)
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Example Sentences with 直译
Zhí
直
yì
译
yǒu
有
shí
时
huì
会
shī
失
qù
去
yuán
原
wén
文
de
的
měi
美
gǎn
感
。
Literal translation sometimes loses the beauty of the original text.
Zhè
这
gè
个
chéng
成
yǔ
语
bù
不
néng
能
zhí
直
yì
译
，
xū
需
yào
要
yì
意
yì
译
。
This idiom cannot be translated literally; it needs a free translation.
