On the Translation of “danwei”

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China Terminology ›› 2017, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (4): 36-39.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2017.04.007

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On the Translation of “danwei”

CHU Lianglong, YANG Fei

Received:2017-02-27 Online:2017-08-25 Published:2017-08-28

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CHU Lianglong, YANG Fei. On the Translation of “danwei”[J]. China Terminology, 2017, 19(4): 36-39.

“单位”英译	出现频次	百分比
不译	18	34.6%
working unit^*	9	17.3%
unit	8	15.4%
work unit	7	13.5%
organization	3	5.8%
office	2	3.9%
affiliation	1	1.9%
working company^*	1	1.9%
working place^*	1	1.9%
××where I am working	1	1.9%
laboratory	1	1.9%

“单位”英译	出现频次	百分比
不译	18	34.6%
working unit^*	9	17.3%
unit	8	15.4%
work unit	7	13.5%
organization	3	5.8%
office	2	3.9%
affiliation	1	1.9%
working company^*	1	1.9%
working place^*	1	1.9%
××where I am working	1	1.9%
laboratory	1	1.9%

语境	汉译	出现频次	百分比
中国语境	单位	24	53.3%
医疗语境	医疗小组	9	20%
军队语境	军事小组	4	8.9%
其他专门语境	小组、工作组	8	17.8%

语境	汉译	出现频次	百分比
中国语境	单位	24	53.3%
医疗语境	医疗小组	9	20%
军队语境	军事小组	4	8.9%
其他专门语境	小组、工作组	8	17.8%

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