Abstract: By reviewing the history of morpheme level translation and discussing its significance in the standardization of TCM terms translation,this paper points out that morpheme level translation is one of the scientific translation methods to arrive at standardized English translation of TCM terminology. Most notable is its advantage in ensuring that translations meet the requirements of the structure of scientific terminology. Therefore the author suggests that morpheme may be used as the translation unit when we translate TCM terms.

Key words: morpheme, morpheme-level translation, TCM terminology, translation unit