意译 (yì yì) — free translation (translating meaning rather than literal words)

Definition

Examples

• 成语“一石二鸟”通常要意译成“killtwobirdswithonestone”。
  Chéng yǔ "yì shí èr niǎo" tōng cháng yào yì yì chéng "kill two birds with one stone".
  The idiom 'one stone, two birds' is usually freely translated as 'kill two birds with one stone'.
• 意译比直译更能保留原文的语感。
  yì yì Bǐ zhí yì gèng néng bǎo liú yuán wén de yǔ gǎn.
  Free translation preserves the original text's feel better than literal translation.
• 翻译诗歌时，意译往往比直译更合适。
  Fān yì shī gē shí, yì yì wǎng wǎng bǐ zhí yì gèng hé shì.
  When translating poetry, free translation is often more suitable than literal translation.