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transliterate

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yin1yi4 • yīnyì

Meaning

Primary

transliterate

Alternatives

transliterated, transliteration

Mnemonic

To 音譯 transliterate is to 譯 translate a foreign word by merely recording its 音 sound using one's own language's script.

Usage

這 個 詞 是 一 個 音譯 詞。

This is a transliterated word.

很多 外國 名字 都 是 音譯 的。

Many foreign names are transliterated.