义译

Traditional form:

義譯

Pinyin (reading):

yìyì

Definitions:

• to translate a term into Chinese using a combination of characters or words that suggests its meaning (as opposed to transliteration 音譯／音译 (yīnyì)) (e.g. 超文本 (chāowénběn), 火車／火车 (huǒchē))

Characters:

• 义 - right conduct, propriety; justice
• 译 - to translate, to interpret; to encode, to decode

Traditional characters:

• 義 - right conduct, propriety; justice
• 譯 - to translate, to interpret; to encode, to decode