形译 xíng yì

Japanese loanword with same characters

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or variants) but applying Chinese pronunciation (e.g. 场合chǎng hé, derived from Japanese 場合chǎng hé, pronounced "ba'ai")

Characters

Character Meaning
形 xíng HSK 5
shape; form; to appear
译 yì HSK 4
to translate; to interpret