A Comparative Study of Prepositions in English-Chinese Translation

Liyuan Huang

doi:10.54097/ijeh.v8i2.7823

Authors

Liyuan Huang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v8i2.7823

Keywords:

Prepositions, Preposition classification, English-Chinese comparison, Translation method.

Abstract

Prepositions can be regarded as virtual words, which are used frequently in English and Chinese, flexible in application and changeable in meaning, which are used to express the relationship between words and sentences, affect whether the target language readers can effectively understand the original text, and play an important role in English-Chinese translation. By comparing the differences between English and Chinese prepositions, this paper discusses the classification of English and Chinese prepositions from different angles, analyzes the diversity of prepositions based on specific translation examples, and studies the five translation methods of English preposition equivalence, omission, addition, conversion and reverse translation to accurately convey information, hoping to learn and progress together with the majority of readers and translators.

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