Abstract:

We firstly illustrate the different translations of the concept of “二维码”by collecting its various English expressions. Then, we adopt qualitative analysis to explore the concept from the perspective of “二维码”connotation and extension as well as genre and species. We find that “QR code”, which is the most frequently seen in daily life, is not the exact translation of “二维码”; it is just one type of two-dimensional barcodes. We also summarize the difficulties in translating “二维码”into English and problems in terminology standards, and discuss the characteristic of terminology translation in daily application.

Key words: two-dimensional barcode, barcode, QR code, terminology translation