I didn't literally translate from English into Japanese.
直译
literal translation
See this word with its surrounding sentence, pinyin, translation, and timestamp.
Meaning and common use
literal translation
How 直译 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 直译 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
We know it's difficult, but please don't translate literally.
No published English translation for this sentence.
Words that keep company with 直译.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 直译.
Directly before
- 英语直译1
- 不要直译1
Directly after
- 直译成1
- 直译还是1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 直译
What does 直译 mean in Chinese?
直译 (zhíyì) means literal translation.
How do you pronounce 直译?
直译 is pronounced zhíyì.
Is 直译 an HSK word?
直译 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
Turn your own Chinese video into a searchable learning file.
Keep English optional, place pinyin above Hanzi, and export subtitles named after your video.